Senior ML Engineering Leader, Audio & Content

Spotify; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Spotify is seeking a senior ML engineering leader to guide a large, highly skilled team in London or Stockholm. You will shape the group’s strategy around content understanding (audio, video, text) and drive initiatives that impact billions of listeners.

You’ll coach Staff engineers, stay hands-on when needed, and champion practical AI approaches that boost productivity while aligning with product and research leaders across Spotify.

Qualifications

• Deep ML expertise with Staff-level technical judgement.
• Experience in NLP, audio/music understanding and recommenders.
• Proven track record leading engineering teams on cross-functional programs.
• Passion for coaching senior and Staff engineers to grow impact.
• Clear point of view on using AI to improve ML workflows.
• Strategic thinker who communicates clearly and balances long-term bets with delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and grow a group of 10+ senior and Staff ML engineers.
• Set technical and team strategy for content understanding problems.
• Own delivery of high-priority initiatives with measurable impact for listeners.
• Stay close to technology; review designs and guide modelling choices.
• Define practical AI tooling usage to boost team productivity.
• Partner with product, design, research and engineering leaders to align priorities.

Skills

Staff-level leadership

Machine learning

NLP

Audio understanding

Recommender systems

Coaching engineers

Job description

Spotify is seeking a senior ML engineering leader to guide a large, highly skilled team in London or Stockholm. You will shape the group’s strategy around content understanding (audio, video, text) and drive initiatives that impact billions of listeners.

You’ll coach Staff engineers, stay hands-on when needed, and champion practical AI approaches that boost productivity while aligning with product and research leaders across Spotify.