Data Scientist II - Platform Mission

Spotify; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music streaming service is seeking a Data Scientist to join their SAFE Insights team. In this role, you'll design and build performance metrics, execute A/B tests, and analyze complex datasets to drive evidence-based decisions. The ideal candidate has experience in statistics and data science programming (Python, R), and is skilled in visualizations (Tableau, Looker). This position offers flexibility in working from London or Stockholm, with some in-person meetings required.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Inclusivity initiatives

Support for accommodation during hiring process

Qualifications

• Experience in experimentation, causal inference, and measuring product impact.
• Skilled in data storytelling through visualizations and clear narratives.
• Experience collaborating with engineers and product managers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build performance metric frameworks.
• Create pipelines for key metrics and maintain dashboards.
• Explore complex datasets to identify trends and opportunities.
• Scope and execute projects including A/B tests.
• Evaluate product changes using statistical and causal inference methods.

Skills

Statistical techniques

Python

R

SQL

Data visualization (Tableau, Looker)

Job description

The Platform team creates the technology that enables Spotify to learn quickly and scale easily, enabling rapid growth in our users and our business around the globe. Spanning many disciplines, we work to make the business work; creating the infrastructure, tooling, frameworks, and capabilities needed to welcome a billion customers.

The SAFE Insights team supports the five studios that make up the SAFE Alliance: User Platform, User Fraud, IT, Security, and PACE (Procurement, Analytics, and Cost Engineering). We help these studios understand their impact by running experiments, defining and building performance metrics, and delivering analyses that guide decision‑making. As a Data Scientist on the team, you’ll collaborate across disciplines to surface insights, shape product thinking, and strengthen a culture of evidence‑driven decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Insights Leads and senior data scientists to design and build performance metric frameworks.
• Work with data engineers to create pipelines for key metrics and maintain dashboards that support operational and strategic decisions.
• Explore complex datasets to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities that help SAFE studios understand their impact.
• Scope, prioritize, and execute projects including A/B tests and other experimentation approaches.
• Apply statistical and causal inference methods to evaluate product changes for internal and external users.
• Create compelling data stories through visualizations and reporting that influence decision‑making across the Alliance.
• Grow into a strategic analytical partner by taking on increasingly complex data challenges.

Who You Are

• You know how to frame questions, explore complex datasets, and develop insights that drive clarity and action.
• You are experienced with experimentation, causal inference, and the statistical techniques needed to measure product impact.
• You have a deep understanding of how to communicate insights through dashboards, visualizations, and clear narratives; you have experience with Tableau, Looker, or other data visualization technologies.
• You are skilled in data science programming languages such as Python or R, and comfortable working with SQL and large‑scale data technologies.
• You care about building reliable metrics and helping teams make informed decisions using trustworthy data.
• You have experience collaborating with engineers, product managers, and cross‑functional partners.
• You are curious, adaptable, and excited to grow your craft over time.

Where You’ll Be

• This role is based in London or Stockholm.
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in‑person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward‑thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know – we’re here to support you in any way we can.