Engineering Manager - Subscriptions

Requirements

• Experience leading software engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and supporting performance and growth
• Experienced with backend or distributed systems and can contribute to technical discussions and architectural decisions
• Understand how to operate in complex, high-impact domains where changes can affect revenue and financial reporting
• Comfortable balancing multiple priorities and working with a range of stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively in distributed teams and across time zones
• Care about building inclusive teams and creating an environment where people feel supported and empowered
• Worked on e-commerce, payments, or subscription systems, or are excited to learn in this space

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, support, and grow a team of engineers at different stages of their careers, creating an environment where people can do their best work
• Own delivery and technical direction for 1–2 squads focused on subscription management, order processing, or third-party integrations
• Partner closely with Product Managers to shape priorities and translate business goals into clear, actionable engineering plans
• Ensure reliability and operational excellence for high-scale, revenue-critical systems, including on-call practices and incident response
• Collaborate with other Engineering Managers across SLE to align on ways of working, technical standards, and team health
• Navigate compliance requirements such as SOX controls and financial reporting accuracy
• Contribute to the evolution of Spotify’s commerce platform as we scale our subscriber base and revenue

Who You Are

• Experience leading software engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and supporting performance and growth
• Experienced with backend or distributed systems and can contribute to technical discussions and architectural decisions
• Understand how to operate in complex, high-impact domains where changes can affect revenue and financial reporting
• Comfortable balancing multiple priorities and working with a range of stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively in distributed teams and across time zones
• Care about building inclusive teams and creating an environment where people feel supported and empowered
• Worked on e-commerce, payments, or subscription systems, or are excited to learn in this space

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in London or Stockholm
• 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