Senior Partner Engineer - Hardware Partnerships

Spotify; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Spotify is seeking a Senior Partner Engineer in Stockholm to shape and ship partner-led integrations across devices. You will bridge external partners and Spotify engineering, guiding implementation of the Core Playback SDK and ensuring alignment across teams to deliver seamless experiences for listeners.

In this role you will influence collaborations with multiple hardware manufacturers, troubleshoot complex integration challenges, and help scale partnerships globally while maintaining high

Qualifications

• Experience in partner engineering or ecosystems.
• Proven ability to guide integrations across teams.
• Strong communication with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Work with hardware manufacturers to bring Spotify experiences to life.
• Act as the technical bridge between external partners and Spotify engineering teams.
• Help partners integrate Spotify's Core Playback SDK
• Drive technical alignment across multiple engineering teams
• Solve complex integration challenges affecting millions of users.

Skills

Partner engineering

SDK integration

Cross-team alignment

Technical liaison

Job description

Overview

We design Spotify’s consumer experience—end to end, moment to moment, across every screen, platform, and partner integration. Our mission is to make listening feel effortless, personal, and joyful for billions of users around the world. That means turning complexity into clarity across hundreds of touchpoints—from our mobile and desktop apps to the smart speakers, TVs, cars, and integrations where Spotify shows up every day. If it touches a consumer, we shape it. We bring deep insight into human behavior, design and technology to craft experiences that feel intuitive, expressive and unmistakably Spotify.

Spotify is available on thousands of connected devices around the world—from smart speakers and TVs to audio systems and emerging hardware platforms. Behind every great listening experience is a close partnership between Spotify engineers and the companies building those products.

Role

As a Senior Partner Engineer, you\'ll help shape those partnerships. You\'ll work with leading hardware manufacturers to bring new Spotify experiences to life, acting as the technical bridge between external partners and Spotify engineering teams. Whether you\'re helping a partner integrate Spotify\'s Core Playback SDK, driving technical alignment across multiple engineering teams, or solving complex integration challenges, your work will directly influence how millions of listeners experience Spotify every day.

Responsibilities

• Work with leading hardware manufacturers to bring new Spotify experiences to life
• Act as the technical bridge between external partners and Spotify engineering teams
• Help partners integrate Spotify\'s Core Playback SDK
• Drive technical alignment across multiple engineering teams
• Solve complex integration challenges to influence how millions of listeners experience Spotify