Senior Backend/ Full Stack Systems Engineer, Sales Operations - Advertising

Sell what you love. For us and millions of users across the globe, that’s Spotify. Join the Sales team and you’ll build the relationships that help grow our business in existing markets and beyond. We don’t just sell creative solutions to our clients and partners, we help to shape them; using our expert knowledge of ad products, sales channels and the industry to impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts. 
Sell what you love. For us and millions of users across the globe, that’s Spotify. Join the Sales team and you’ll establish the relationships that help grow our business in existing markets and beyond. We don’t just sell creative solutions to our clients and partners, we help to shape them; using our expert knowledge of ad products, sales channels and the industry to impact the way the world experiences music and podcasts. At Spotify Advertising, our part of that mission is to build the next generation advertising platform for audio which can scale the freemium experience for hundreds of millions of fans and tens of thousands of advertisers. This scale brings unique challenges as well as tremendous opportunities to define the ads systems products for our business.We are looking for a Backend leaning Full Stack Engineer to facilitate learning, excellence and delivery within Spotify’s Ads Business Unit. In this role, you will be instrumental in guiding software development to successfully scale and build ad delivery infrastructure tools. You will help us define and materialize our monetization vision to improve the ad experience for our listeners and advertisers alike, and grow our advertising business to be market leader. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music.

What You'll Do

• Lead designs of major software components, systems and features
• Assume technical ownership of entire projects, systems, applications and Java services
• Collaborate with key internal partners to determine how to scalably design backend systems and APIs
• Partner with team members and product managers to develop a deep understanding of business problems, and translate to architectural and technical decisions
• Coach and mentor engineers via working sessions, and perform code reviews and architectural reviews
• Work with technologies such as Java, JavaScript (TypeScript, React, Redux and Cycle.js), and BigQuery
• Help shape and promote sound engineering practices and software development processes in an agile, iterative environment
• Keep abreast of innovative technology, SaaS and engineering developments. Steer towards good tool and technology choices that both fit the problem at hand and align with long term visions and roadmaps.
• Work on what you want during regular hack days and annual hack weeks

Who You Are

• You have 5+ years of working experience as a Backend Engineer working with Java. Additional technologies such as JavaScript (TypeScript, React, Redux and Cycle.js), BigQuery, and Bigtable are a plus
• You have experience working directly with stakeholders to understand, document and develop APIs and systems to meet their requirements, driving increased adoption and reducing reliance on custom one-off implementations
• You can navigate through ambiguity and technical complexity, taking a pragmatic approach to problem solving on a comprehensive level
• You are passionate about delivering end-to-end experiences across the stack and diving into new technologies
• You have some experience in front end/ web development
• You believe data is the most powerful tool for informed decision-making
• Experience in digital media advertising is a plus

Where You'll Be

• We’ve introduced Work From Anywhere to give you more options!
• While we will ask you to pop into the office from time to time, we are giving you the flexibility to work from home should you choose to do so.
• Working hours? We operate within the Eastern time zone for collaboration.

The United States base range for this position is $178,600 -$223,250 plus equity, plus bonus or commission. 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.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, an