Full Stack Engineer - Test Experience Engineering

Spotify; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audio streaming service is looking for a platform generalist with Full Stack & Data experience to join their Test Experience squad in London or Stockholm. You will shape the technical roadmap, improve testing practices, and support engineers in test automation. Proficiency in Java, web test tools, and data engineering is required, along with the ability to work across various platforms and domains. The role allows for flexibility with a mix of in-person and remote work.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Inclusive workplace

Opportunities for accommodation during interviews

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java backend services, preferably with PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience with web test tooling, preferably Mocha and React.
• Capability in data engineering, especially with Scala and Scio.
• Comfortable working across different domains and codebases.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests.
• Understanding of CI pipelines and infrastructure tools.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive the technical roadmap of the test infrastructure environment.
• Improve testing practices across the Spotify ecosystem.
• Support engineers to drive test automation and remediate debugging failures.

Skills

Java backend services

Web test tooling

Data engineering

Software architecture

Automated tests

CI pipelines

Tools

Apollo

PostgreSQL

Mocha

React

WebdriverIO

Scala

Scio

Bazel

Git

Job description

The Test Experience squad manages the test infrastructure and tooling that underpin Spotify’s client platforms. Our mission is to provide a reliable, consistent, and efficient testing ecosystem that enables client engineers to validate their code with confidence and ship high-quality products. We’re continually evolving our systems to improve developer experience, reliability, and automation through well-designed services, tooling, documentation, and support.

We are seeking a platform generalist with Full Stack & Data experience to join our Test Experience squad. In this role, you will leverage your curiosity and adaptability to build test infrastructure for Spotify clients. This includes test frameworks for (Android, iOS, C++, Web), data pipelines, backend services and Backstage plugins.

What You'll Do

• Shape and drive the technical roadmap of our test infrastructure environment
• Improve testing practices across the Spotify ecosystem
• Support engineers across Spotify to drive test automation and help remediate debugging failures

Who You Are

• Proficient in Java backend services, preferably using Apollo with PostgreSQL databases.
• Proficient in web test tooling, preferably using Mocha, React, and WebdriverIO.
• Proficient in data engineering, preferably using Scala and Scio.
• Comfortable completing tasks in different domains and codebases (Android, iOS, C++, Web, Bash, Python, etc). Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• Experienced with writing and maintaining automated tests.
• Familiar with designing scalable and maintainable testing systems and infrastructure.
• An understanding of CI pipelines and infrastructure tools like Bazel and Git is valued.

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.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.