As a Software Engineer in our Content Understanding teams, you will build the software and platform tools that enable Spotify to build great experiences for its users through real time analysis of our large catalog of music, podcasts, and audiobooks.What You'll DoBuild large-scale batch and real-time / event-driven systems with cloud infrastructure like Google Cloud Platform, BigTable, BigQuery, and Pub/SubDesign, develop, and deploy backend services in Java (and some Python) with a focus on high availability, robustness, and monitoringLeverage best practices in continuous integration and deliveryHelp drive optimization, testing, and tooling to improve data and systems qualityWork in cross-functional agile teams to continuously experiment, iterate, and deliver on new product objectivesTake operational responsibility for the services that are owned by your teamWork in an environment that supports your individual growth by providing you with ambitious tasks to solve and the time needed to acquire new skillsWho You AreYou have at least three years professional experience working in a product-driven environment building production softwareYou know how to work with high volume heterogeneous data, preferably with distributed systems such as Hadoop, BigTable, and CassandraYou know how to write distributed, high-volume services in Java, Scala, or PythonYou have an understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithmsYou are knowledgeable about data modeling, data access, and data storage techniquesYou have worked deploying and operating services in a cloud environment such as GCP or AWSYou enjoy close collaboration with front-end engineers and care about the software architecture across the backend, frontend and the APIs that glue them togetherYou care about agile software processes, data-driven development, reliability, and responsible experimentationWhere You Will BeFor this role you will be based in New York City, USAThe United States base range for this position is $122 716 - $175 308, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays. These ranges may be modified in the future.