Java Developer

The Subscriptions Mission builds and scales the products, platforms, and business models that convert free listeners into lifelong Premium subscribers. The team focuses on driving acquisition, optimizing conversion, improving retention, and delivering seamless commerce experiences that fuel Spotify’s growth. The organization powers decision engines and experiences for over 700 million monthly active users and 290 million Premium subscribers.

• Design, build, and run scalable Java services that power the merchandising platform and support conversion and upsell journeys;
• Work with the squad to design backend systems, APIs, and data models on Google Cloud Platform;
• Partner with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to solve technical challenges;
• Improve and scale data pipelines that support experimentation, heuristics, and machine learning applications;
• Contribute to architecture decisions that improve reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability;
• Support production systems end-to-end, ensuring services are observable, reliable, and continuously improving;
• Share knowledge through code reviews and collaboration to strengthen technical practices.

• 5+ Years of experience building backend systems using Java;
• Strong computer science fundamentals and experience with distributed systems at scale;
• Experience designing and operating cloud-native services (e.g., GCP or AWS);
• Ability to design APIs and translate needs into scalable solutions;
• Experience running high-volume services in production with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance;
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and take ownership of complex work from idea to delivery;
• Nice to have: gRPC, BigQuery, Bigtable, CMS integrations, ML-driven systems.

• Flexible work environment with a mix of in-person meetings and work from home;
• Office locations in London or Stockholm;
• No conditions specified.