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Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure

Spotify · New York, NY

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About the Role

What You'll Do Build and operate components of our multi-cloud foundations across GCP and AWS, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and platform primitives Own components and features end-to-end: from technical design through implementation, rollout, and on-call Contribute to developer tooling (CI/CD, build systems, deployment, observability) so engineers ship safely and quickly Participate in incident management, on-call, and postmortems, using AI assistants to accelerate root cause analysis Collaborate across Platform and R&D to improve developer productivity Contribute to Backstage and Portal to simplify cloud and tooling access Grow through code reviews, design discussions, and collaboration with senior engineers Who You Are You have 2+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience working on production systems You have experience building or operating cloud infrastructure (GCP and/or AWS), with familiarity in Terraform and Kubernetes You are proficient in at least one modern language (TypeScript, Java, Go, or Python) You have experience with CI/CD, deployment systems, and observability tooling You think about systems in terms of reliability, performance, cost, and failure modes You are curious about AI/LLM systems and their application to infrastructure You take ownership of your work and follow through on problems You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across teams You are open to feedback and motivated to grow Where You'll Be This role is based in New York, NY We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. The United States base range for this position is $132,949–$189,927 USD, 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, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. 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, and your background. It's in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we're here to support you in any way we can. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service.
Founded 2006

Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded in April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. As of December 2025, it was one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 751 million monthly active users comprising 290 million paying subscribers. Spotify is listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts.

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