Senior Research Scientist - Personalization

Spotify
New York, Boston
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 169,157 - 241,653 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Collaboration","Curiosity","Creativity","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Senior Research Scientist will conduct original ML/AI research focused on large-scale foundation models and generative AI to advance Spotify's personalization. The role involves developing novel models, designing rigorous experiments with real-world data, publishing in top venues, and translating research insights into product opportunities in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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Senior Research Scientist - Personalization

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Job Summary

Senior Research Scientist will conduct original ML/AI research focused on large-scale foundation models and generative AI to advance Spotify's personalization. The role involves developing novel models, designing rigorous experiments with real-world data, publishing in top venues, and translating research insights into product opportunities in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Location: New York, Boston
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct original research in machine learning and artificial intelligence, with a focus on large-scale foundation models and generative AI
  • •Develop novel methodologies, models, and evaluation frameworks to advance personalization systems
  • •Design and execute rigorous experiments to explore new ideas and validate research hypotheses
  • •Contribute to the scientific community through publications, talks, and conference participation
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate research insights into long-term product opportunities

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 169,157 - 241,653 annually
Perks:Health Insurance401kMeal AllowanceParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree or PhD in machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent research experience
  • •2+ years of experience conducting research in machine learning or AI, ideally in an industry or academic setting
  • •Track record of publications or contributions to top-tier conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or similar
  • •Deep knowledge of machine learning, with experience in recommender systems, generative models, or representation learning
  • •Experience designing experiments and working with real-world datasets to validate research ideas
Experience:2+ yearsMachine learningAIPersonalizationResearch
Education:Master's
Skills:CollaborationCuriosityCreativityCommunicationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Machine learningFoundation modelsGenerative AIRecommender systemsExperimentationPublications

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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