ML Engineering Manager, Personalization & Recommendations

Spotify Los Angeles; Town of Boston (NY); Remote; USD 227,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Six months parental leave

401(k)

Meal allowance

Paid time off

Job summary

Spotify is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Samba team within Personalization to lead machine learning, backend, and data engineers and shape the technical direction of systems used by millions of listeners.

You will grow your team, guide ML and recommendation systems, and partner with Product to align priorities and drive impact across experimentation, scalability, and model performance.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and growing engineering teams with a track record of delivering impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of machine learning, backend, and data engineers, shaping technical strategy and execution.
• Guide the development of machine learning and recommendation systems balancing multiple objectives.
• Collaborate with Product and engineering to define priorities and translate complex challenges into clear plans.
• Support the team in decisions around experimentation, scalability, reliability, and model performance.
• Foster ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Drive planning and delivery while balancing immediate priorities with long-term technical health.
• Coach and empower engineers to learn and grow.

Skills

Machine learning

Software engineering

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Spotify is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Samba team within Personalization to lead machine learning, backend, and data engineers and shape the technical direction of systems used by millions of listeners.

You will grow your team, guide ML and recommendation systems, and partner with Product to align priorities and drive impact across experimentation, scalability, and model performance.