Senior Backend Engineer – Subscriptions & Payments

Spotify; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Spotify is seeking a backend engineer for its Subscriptions Commerce Platform, based in London or Stockholm with flexible in-person and remote work. You will design and build scalable backend systems powering invoicing, receipts, and payment flows, working across engineering, product, and data teams.

You should have 5+ years of backend experience, cloud platform expertise, and strong collaboration skills. You will participate in architectural decisions, improve system reliability, and contribute

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building backend services.
• Experience designing and scaling systems on cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).
• Experience with scalable databases (PostgreSQL).
• Strong AI fluency and ability to use LLMs to improve workflows.
• Clear communication and ability to lead technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems powering Spotify’s internal commerce platform.
• Develop and evolve services and data pipelines for invoicing, receipts, and payments.
• Work on high-scale distributed systems handling millions of transactions daily.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across engineering, product, and data.
• Contribute to architectural decisions shaping Spotify’s commerce ecosystem.

Skills

Python

Java

Cloud platforms

PostgreSQL

LLMs

Communication

Job description

Spotify is seeking a backend engineer for its Subscriptions Commerce Platform, based in London or Stockholm with flexible in-person and remote work. You will design and build scalable backend systems powering invoicing, receipts, and payment flows, working across engineering, product, and data teams.

You should have 5+ years of backend experience, cloud platform expertise, and strong collaboration skills. You will participate in architectural decisions, improve system reliability, and contribute