Engineering Manager - Data Platform

Spotify
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["People leadership","Coaching","Career development","Communication","Accountability","Collaboration","Inclusion","Ownership"]

Lead a team of six engineers within the Data Platform studio, setting technical direction for an event delivery platform and privacy infrastructure used across Spotify. Own delivery outcomes, measurable execution, and reliable on-call operations. Partner with product and stakeholders to shape roadmaps, drive architectural strategy at Spotify scale, and build a culture of ownership, psychological safety, and continuous improvement while investing deeply in engineers’ growth and careers.

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Spotify
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Engineering Manager - Data Platform

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Job Summary

Lead a team of six engineers within the Data Platform studio, setting technical direction for an event delivery platform and privacy infrastructure used across Spotify. Own delivery outcomes, measurable execution, and reliable on-call operations. Partner with product and stakeholders to shape roadmaps, drive architectural strategy at Spotify scale, and build a culture of ownership, psychological safety, and continuous improvement while investing deeply in engineers’ growth and careers.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and develop a team of six engineers with coaching, career development, and high-performing team culture.
  • •Own the team’s delivery by setting priorities, ensuring healthy execution, and delivering measurable outcomes.
  • •Partner with product and stakeholders to shape roadmaps for event delivery and privacy infrastructure.
  • •Drive technical strategy and architectural decisions for systems operating at Spotify scale.
  • •Manage on-call health and operational excellence/reliability, and actively participate in hiring and onboarding.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience managing teams of senior/experienced engineers with people leadership as a primary craft.
  • •Track record of investing in engineers’ careers through meaningful development conversations and clear progression expectations.
  • •Comfort working with distributed data systems, event-driven architectures, or large-scale data infrastructure and engaging credibly in technical discussions to unblock teams.
  • •Accountability for outcomes (not just activity) and communicating clearly across functions and time zones.
  • •Experience working with distributed teams, creating cohesion and inclusion when people aren’t in the same room.
Experience:Distributed teams
Skills:People leadershipCoachingCareer developmentCommunicationAccountabilityCollaborationInclusionOwnership
Tech Stack:Event-driven architecturesDistributed data systemsAILLMs

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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