Full-Time
Spotify
10,001+ employees
Digital music streaming service with podcasts
No salary listed
Junior, Mid
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
London, UK
Role can be based in either London or Stockholm office.
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- strong background in machine learning, theory, and practice
- comfortable explaining the intuition and assumptions behind ML concepts
- hands-on experience implementing and maintaining production ML systems in Python, Scala, or similar languages
- Experience with TensorFlow is also a plus
- experienced with building data pipelines
- self-sufficient in getting the data you need to build and evaluate your models
- preferably have experience with cloud platforms like GCP or AWS
- care about agile software processes, data development, reliability, and focused experimentation
- desire to drive business impact
- Contribute to designing, building, evaluating, shipping, and refining Spotify’s product by hands-on ML development
- Collaborate with a multi-functional agile team spanning user research, design, data science, product management, and engineering to build new product features that advance our mission to connect artists and fans in personalized and relevant ways
- Prototype new approaches and productionize solutions at scale for our hundreds of millions of active users
- Help drive optimisation, testing, and tooling to improve quality
- Be part of an active group of machine learning practitioners in your mission and across Spotify
Spotify provides a digital music streaming service that gives users access to millions of songs and podcasts. Users can listen to a wide variety of audio content from different artists and creators through the platform. Spotify operates on a freemium model, offering both free and premium subscription plans. The free plan includes advertisements, while the premium plan is ad-free and includes features like offline listening and higher sound quality. This tiered approach allows Spotify to cater to different user preferences and budgets. The company generates revenue from subscription fees paid by premium users and from advertising targeted at free-tier users. Spotify stands out from competitors like Apple Music and Amazon Music due to its extensive music library, user-friendly interface, and personalized playlists. The goal of Spotify is to provide a comprehensive music experience for individual listeners, artists, and advertisers in the global music streaming market.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Stockholms kommun, Sweden
Founded
2006
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Spotify's AI tools enhance ad targeting, potentially increasing ad revenue.
- The 'Concerts Near You' feature boosts user engagement and artist exposure.
- Collaboration with Crunchyroll could expand Spotify's user base among anime fans.
What critics are saying
- Continuing operations in Russia may lead to reputational damage.
- Gen AI ads may raise privacy concerns, leading to regulatory scrutiny.
- Competition from tech giants in AI-driven advertising could affect Spotify's market share.
What makes Spotify unique
- Spotify offers a vast library of music and podcasts globally.
- The platform provides personalized playlists enhancing user experience and engagement.
- Spotify's freemium model caters to diverse user preferences and budgets.
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Benefits
Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs
Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
Spotify On Tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↓ -2%2 year growth
↑ 0%Last month, Spotify attracted a $100 million round of funding from Goldman Sachs and Coca-Cola, valuing the company at $3 billion.
Spotify introduced a new Ads Manager platform with new capabilities and AI tools.
On April 2, 2025, Spotify took a bold step toward revolutionizing its advertising landscape with the announcement of significant upgrades at the first Spotify Advance event in New York City.
Music streaming service Spotify has just launched a long-awaited app for iPad for use by Premium service members, though trial subscribers can test it out as well.
Spotify announced Gen AI ads, among other changes to its advertising business, at an event in New York City on Thursday.