Director of Engineering - Content Platform (Catalog)

Requirements

• You have experience leading engineering organizations through other leaders and scaling teams effectively.
• You have worked on complex, data-intensive systems where accuracy, consistency, and reliability at scale are critical.
• You bring strong system design and architectural decision-making experience in distributed systems.
• You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and making thoughtful trade-offs in high-impact environments.
• You have experience evolving legacy systems and guiding long-term platform transformations.
• You influence effectively across engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• You have experience leading distributed teams and creating alignment across locations.
• You communicate clearly and can explain complex technical topics to a range of audiences.
• You are curious about how AI and automation can improve systems and workflows and apply that thinking pragmatically.
• You care about building inclusive, collaborative environments where teams can grow and do their best work.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop multiple engineering teams through engineering managers, supporting their growth and impact.
• Own and drive the technical strategy for a critical platform domain, aligning it with broader company and platform goals.
• Enable teams across Spotify to build product experiences efficiently by improving the underlying catalog systems.
• Guide the evolution and modernization of complex legacy systems into scalable, reliable architecture.
• Partner closely with product and cross-functional leaders to align priorities and drive execution.
• Improve system reliability and reduce operational friction in workflows that directly impact content availability.
• Identify and apply opportunities for automation and AI to improve data quality and engineering productivity.
• Build an inclusive engineering culture where teams continuously improve how they work and deliver.
• Develop and execute a long-term roadmap that balances immediate priorities with strategic investments.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in Stockholm or London.
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in-person meetings, but it still allows for flexibility to work from home.