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Senior Software Engineer

Spotify

Remote · TorontoSalary not disclosedfull-timeSpotify Careers

This is a backend-focused role working on systems that sit on a critical path for Spotify's creator ecosystem. You'll help us evolve these systems as they grow in scale and complexity, bringing strong backend engineering expertise while collaborating across product, frontend, and data when needed.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, deploy, and operate scalable backend services that power authorization, permissions, and team management across Spotify.
  • Take ownership of critical systems that enable creators, teams, agents, licensors, and other partners to securely access and manage the right content and capabilities.
  • Evolve our backend architecture to support continued growth in users, use cases, and Spotify products while maintaining high standards for reliability, performance, and security.
  • Improve the systems and workflows that enable creators to gain access to their content, profiles, and teams.
  • Make thoughtful technical decisions and trade-offs, balancing long-term architecture with solutions that meet current product and business needs.
  • Partner with engineers and cross-functional collaborators across Spotify to understand authorization needs and build reusable platform capabilities.
  • Contribute to frontend experiences and data-related work when useful, while bringing deep expertise and leadership to backend engineering.
  • Raise engineering quality through strong technical judgment, design discussions, operational excellence, and knowledge sharing across the team.

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    2 Oct 2026
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