Fullstack Backend Engineer - Platform Insights

Spotify; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a mid-level Fullstack Engineer to join a dynamic team focused on enhancing developer experiences. This role involves working across the full stack, with a strong emphasis on backend development, to create tools and systems that streamline workflows. You will explore the integration of Generative AI solutions and collaborate with engineers to implement productivity improvements. With the flexibility to work from home and in-person meetings, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking environment that values creativity and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java, Typescript/Javascript, and knowledgeable in Python.
• Solid backend foundation with interest in full stack development.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full stack to enhance developer experience.
• Design and maintain tools that improve developer productivity.

Skills

Java

Typescript

Javascript

Python

Cloud technologies (GCP)

API design

Developer experience

Generative AI

Job description

We are looking for a mid-level Fullstack Engineer to join Platform Insights, part of Spotify’s Platform Developer Experience (PDX) team. We make Spotify engineers faster and more effective by driving improvements in developer flows across disciplines and provide tools to align on engineering standards and practices. You will be working in a small, nimble team tasked with speeding up our developer experience endeavors. You will dive deep into the GenAI space by both exploring applicability of existing GenAI products as well as building internal GenAI tools and measuring the impact these have in developer productivity.

What You'll Do

• Work across the full stack (backend, frontend, data) with an emphasis on backend, to bring developer experience improvements to life.
• Design, develop, and maintain a variety of tools, systems, and resources—such as Backstage plugins, datasets, and libraries—that enhance the developer experience and our understanding of it.
• Conduct exploratory work and evaluate applicability and usefulness of introducing third-party tools (most notably Generative AI solutions) into our development workflows.
• Work with engineers in other teams within the product area to implement productivity improvements in existing systems.
• Maintain and evolve datasets that are powering our developer experience metrics.

Who You Are

• You are proficient in Java, confident with Typescript/Javascript, and knowledgable with Python
• You have a solid backend foundation and you feel comfortable working across the tech stack, with a keen interest to develop your skills in new domains.
• You have experience and knowledge from a broad set of technologies and practices, such as experimentation, UX/frontend, API design and implementation, or cloud stacks such as GCP.
• You have experience or interest in the usage of GenAI
• Experience working in the developer experience space, and a familiarity with productivity frameworks and metrics would be a bonus!

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in Stockholm (Sweden) or London (UK).
• 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.