Mobile Engineer - Mobile Infrastructure - Connectivity

Spotify; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music streaming service is looking for a Mobile Engineer to enhance connectivity for mobile applications. You will build foundational SDKs to improve networking reliability across platforms. Candidates should have experience in mobile development and be effective collaborators. Remote work flexibility is available, with occasional in-person meetings.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Inclusive workplace

Reasonable accommodations during recruitment

Qualifications

• Experience in building and shipping production-grade mobile apps or SDKs.
• Hands-on experience in mobile development.
• Ability to work effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve the client connectivity layer for Spotify apps.
• Design and maintain Connectivity SDK modules.
• Support the creation of metrics for end-to-end debugging.

Skills

Mobile development (Android/iOS)

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Software architecture and design principles

Quick learning of new skills and technologies

Job description

We are looking for a Mobile Engineer to join this newly formed squad, a team at the heart of Spotify's Core Infrastructure studio. You will help build and evolve the foundational SDK that powers networking for all Spotify applications across mobile platforms.

By contributing to our entire traffic stack, from client to the backend, you will enable hundreds of engineering teams to build features that are reliable, performant, and efficient for millions of listeners worldwide. This is a critical, high-impact role that will shape the end-to-end connectivity experience for Spotify users. If you’re excited by large-scale connectivity challenges and want to make an outsized impact, let’s connect!

What You'll Do

• Build and evolve the client connectivity layer that powers Spotify apps, enabling reliable, efficient, and observable networking across platforms (Android, iOS, C++, ) and integrating end-to-end with Spotify’s backend infrastructure.
• Design, implement, and maintain Connectivity SDK modules
• Collaborate on decoupling and modularization: establish interfaces, ownership boundaries, testing strategies, and build/CI hygiene.
• Support the creation of metrics and telemetry to enable end-to-end debugging.
• Collaborate with PM/EM and partner teams to define roadmaps and delivery.
• Participate in design reviews, RFCs, incident reviews, and on-call rotations appropriate to client infra.
• Share knowledge with peers and grow your expertise in mobile infrastructure

Who You Are

• You are a software engineer with hands-on experience in mobile development (Android and/or iOS), with an interest in expanding into client-core/C++.
• You have experience building and shipping production-grade mobile apps, SDK, or mobile infrastructure components.
• You have strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.
• You have a good understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• You are an inclusive colleague who thrives in a collaborative environment.
• You can pick up new skills and technologies quickly to unblock yourself and maximize your impact.
• (nice-to-have): You have experience with modular codebases and code isolation strategies.
• (nice-to-have): You are familiar with networking fundamentals and building resilient client-to-backend systems.

Where You'll Be

• This role will ideally be located in the UK, Sweden, or potentially one of our other EMEA locations, excluding France for now due to on-call restrictions.
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best. There will be some in-person meetings, but it 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.