Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform

Requirements

• You are an experienced Data Engineer, and proficient in backend development using Java.
• You are comfortable working with large-scale datasets using SQL and platforms such as BigQuery.
• You have experience with JVM-based data processing frameworks such as Flink, Beam, Dataflow, or Spark.
• You are familiar with DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, and Kubernetes fundamentals.
• You have experience with data modeling and schema design.
• You care about high-quality code and engineering practices such as continuous delivery and automated testing.
• You value experimentation, iterative development, and collaborative software development practices.
• You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and open-ended problems, using data and sound judgment to make decisions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build and support critical data infrastructure and datasets.
• Build systems that collect and process user behavior data at scale.
• Help power Spotify’s personalization and recommendation systems, as well as the tools teams use to build and test new features.
• Design and evolve data architectures that support high data volumes and a broad range of internal users.
• Improve the reliability, scalability, and usability of our data infrastructure.
• Work across disciplines to solve complex data challenges and make an impact across Spotify.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in London
• 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.