Senior Data Scientist - Artist-First AI Music Innovation

Spotify; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Six-month paid parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Monthly meal allowance

23 paid days off

Job summary

Spotify is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for the Artist-First AI Music lab to advance generative music experiences. You will lead foundational measurement, design large-scale analyses, and partner with engineers and researchers to weave evaluation signals into product iteration, ensuring scientific rigor informs direction.

You will translate behavioral and market dynamics into actionable strategy, build scalable metrics, and shape long-term priorities across Spotify’s artist-first ecosystem

Qualifications

• Proven track record using insights to shape strategy across large initiatives.
• Hands-on analytics experience in domains like LLM evaluation or complex user behavior.
• Clear communicator able to translate multimodal signals into executive narratives.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; adept with AI tools to boost productivity.
• Experience building metrics frameworks for complex products.
• Familiarity with ML frameworks and evaluating multimodal models beyond offline accuracy.
• Strong grounding in experimental design and causal inference (A/B tests, quasi-experiments).
• Thrives in ambiguous, early-stage problem spaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead foundational measurement and insights for generative music experiences.
• Design and run large-scale analyses of generative music systems using behavioral data and experimentation platforms.
• Collaborate with Engineers and AI Researchers to integrate evaluation signals into model development loops.
• Identify behavioral and market dynamics to generate strategic recommendations.
• Build scalable metrics and decision systems defining what good looks like for AI music.
• Convey narratives that align product strategy across teams within Spotify.
• Create datasets, dashboards, and long-term measurement systems for product health and impact.
• Work with Product, Design, Research, Legal, Trust & Safety, Marketing, Policy, and Licensing teams to scale artist-first systems.

Skills

Python programming

SQL

Advanced analytics

ML frameworks

Experimental design

Data storytelling

A/B testing

Causal inference

Tools

Cursor

Copilot

Job description

Spotify is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for the Artist-First AI Music lab to advance generative music experiences. You will lead foundational measurement, design large-scale analyses, and partner with engineers and researchers to weave evaluation signals into product iteration, ensuring scientific rigor informs direction.

You will translate behavioral and market dynamics into actionable strategy, build scalable metrics, and shape long-term priorities across Spotify’s artist-first ecosystem