Backend Engineer - Commerce Platform

Spotify; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a passionate Backend Engineer to shape commerce by enhancing data pipelines and backend services. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with talented teams to design and implement solutions that improve the commerce ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by evolving technology stacks and redesigning foundational datasets critical to the business. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to tackle complex challenges, this role offers a unique chance to drive meaningful change in a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and scaling Java services on cloud platforms.
• Strong skills in data pipelines and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Drive significant change in high-scale systems.
• Design and implement innovative solutions end-to-end.

Skills

Java

Postgres

Google Cloud Platform

Data Pipelines

Problem Solving

Communication

Job description

Are you ready to shape commerce at Spotify? We're searching for a passionate Backend Engineer with a focus on data pipelines to join our team. As part of the core capabilities of our Commerce Platform, we manage backend services and data sets that power end-to-end merchandising, order management, and purchase flows. You have the chance to create a significant impact by evolving our technology stack aimed at improving our capabilities and providing a resilient, high-performing commerce ecosystem.

What You'll Do

• Be part of a team that drives significant change in sophisticated, high-scale systems.
• Collaborate with talented peers and teams across Spotify to deliver value to our users.
• Design innovative solutions and implement them end-to-end within our team's services.
• Be part of the strategic redesign of our foundational datasets that are used by business-critical company functions.

Who You Are

• You have experience building and scaling Java services with Postgres on a large-scale cloud platform, such as Google Cloud Platform, or equivalent technologies.
• You're adept with data and data pipelines.
• You possess excellent problem-solving skills with a strong bias for action.
• You excel in communication and are confident in driving engineering deep dives, workshops, and demos.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment and are dedicated to improving both yourself and your team.
• Bonus points if you have experience in e-commerce or financial engineering domains.

Where You'll Be

• You'll be based in London, UK or Stockholm, Sweden.