Director of Engineering - Content Platform (Catalog)

Spotify
London, Stockholm
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 281,196 - 401,709 annuallyFunction: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)Skills: ["Leadership","System design","Stakeholder management","Communication","Strategic planning"]

Lead the Content Platform domain that powers end-to-end content understanding, governance, safety, and distribution across Spotify. Own the technical strategy for scalable, data-intensive catalog systems, modernize legacy infrastructure, and improve reliability and workflow efficiency. Build and develop multiple engineering teams through managers, align priorities with product and cross-functional stakeholders, and apply AI/automation pragmatically to improve data quality and decisioning at global scale.

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Director of Engineering - Content Platform (Catalog)

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Job Summary

Lead the Content Platform domain that powers end-to-end content understanding, governance, safety, and distribution across Spotify. Own the technical strategy for scalable, data-intensive catalog systems, modernize legacy infrastructure, and improve reliability and workflow efficiency. Build and develop multiple engineering teams through managers, align priorities with product and cross-functional stakeholders, and apply AI/automation pragmatically to improve data quality and decisioning at global scale.
Location: London, Stockholm
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and develop multiple engineering teams through engineering managers, supporting growth and impact.
  • •Own and drive technical strategy for the Content Platform domain, aligning with broader platform and company goals.
  • •Enable teams across Spotify by improving underlying catalog systems and building more efficient product experiences.
  • •Guide modernization of complex legacy systems into scalable, reliable architecture and improve reliability to reduce operational friction.
  • •Partner with product and cross-functional leaders to align priorities; identify opportunities for automation and AI to improve data quality and productivity.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 281,196 - 401,709 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceParental Leave401kMeal AllowancePaid LeavePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading engineering organizations through engineering managers and scaling teams effectively.
  • •Experience building complex, data-intensive systems where accuracy, consistency, and reliability at scale are critical.
  • •Strong system design and architectural decision-making experience in distributed systems.
  • •Track record evolving legacy systems and guiding long-term platform transformations.
  • •Ability to influence effectively across engineering, product, and business stakeholders and communicate complex technical topics clearly.
Experience:Distributed systemsPlatform transformationData-intensive systems
Skills:LeadershipSystem designStakeholder managementCommunicationStrategic planning
Tech Stack:Distributed systemsAIAutomationMultimodal

Company Brief

Spotify
Provides a music, podcast and audio streaming service offering on-demand access to millions of tracks and podcasts, personalized recommendations, and advertising and subscription-based tiers for listeners and creators worldwide.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Founded: 2006
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