Engineering Manager, Data Platform — Lead Large-Scale Data Teams

Spotify; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spotify in London is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a six-engineer team within the Data Platform studio. You will set technical direction, drive high-impact delivery, and invest deeply in engineers’ growth and careers.

You’ll shape the roadmaps for event delivery and privacy infrastructure, tackle large-scale data systems, and build a culture of ownership, safety, and continuous improvement across time zones.

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams of senior engineers and growing their careers.
• Proven track record in large-scale data infrastructure.
• Ability to align engineering goals with product strategy.
• Strong communication across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a six-engineer team with coaching and career growth.
• Own delivery accountability with clear priorities and outcomes.
• Shape roadmaps for event delivery and privacy infrastructure.
• Drive technical strategy and architecture for Spotify-scale systems.
• Foster ownership, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with Data Platform and wider org on goals.
• Oversee on-call health and reliability; participate in hiring.

Skills

Lead and coaching

People management

Distributed data systems

Technical strategy

Hiring / onboarding

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Spotify in London is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a six-engineer team within the Data Platform studio. You will set technical direction, drive high-impact delivery, and invest deeply in engineers’ growth and careers.

You’ll shape the roadmaps for event delivery and privacy infrastructure, tackle large-scale data systems, and build a culture of ownership, safety, and continuous improvement across time zones.