Lead Software Engineer

Spotify; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 123,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid growth time

Mentorship

Evenings-friendly part-time option

Job summary

Spotify seeks a Lead Software Engineer in Portland, ME to scale infrastructure for millions of concurrent users. You will own API development, data integrity, and critical tooling that supports core Spotify products.

Bring 9+ years of experience with REST APIs, Django, and mentoring teammates. You will navigate competing priorities and partner with Portland technologists to deliver robust, scalable solutions while maintaining a focus on ownership and impact.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Django stacks.
• Ability to mentor teammates.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Spotify products.
• Translate CI/CD metrics into a leadership dashboard used every morning.
• Collaborate with technology users in Portland to define needs for the Accountability tool.
• Own edge cases in Jest billing and related tooling.
• Ensure data integrity across Spotify's Django stores to keep Portland numbers accurate.

Skills

Prioritization under deadlines

Mentoring others

Clear thinking under pressure

Team collaboration

Tools

Django

REST APIs

Jest

Job description

The Lead Software Engineer we hire will help scale our infrastructure from thousands to millions of concurrent users. What lands on the table: 9-plus years behind you, $123,000 - $182,000 for it, and a runway at Spotify that keeps climbing.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Spotify products
• Translate CI/CD metrics into the one chart Spotify leadership checks each morning
• Sit with technology users in Portland to learn what the Accountability tool really needs
• Own the transparent edge cases in Spotify's Jest billing nobody else wants to touch
• Own data integrity across Spotify's Django stores so Portland numbers never lie

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Portland, ME deadlines bring
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard

Spotify builds entrepreneurial technology software that helps teams across Portland, ME move faster and worry less. Our Portland office prizes the quiet contributor who makes everyone around them measurably better.

The number is $123,000 - $182,000; the rest is mentorship, health coverage, paid growth time, and a part-time arrangement that respects your evenings.