Engineering Manager - Content Platform

The role

This role manages an engineering team responsible for building and maintaining large-scale backend systems that handle content distribution across Spotify's platforms. The team ensures metadata and media flow reliably from internal systems to apps and partner platforms, supporting millions of daily interactions. The position combines technical leadership with people management in a product-driven environment.

What you'd do

• Build and expand engineering team capabilities
• Define technical strategy for backend systems handling content distribution
• Collaborate with product, design, and platform counterparts on solution delivery
• Maintain infrastructure reliability, scalability, and performance at global scale
• Develop team culture emphasizing ownership and continuous improvement
• Coach engineers on technical and professional growth
• Coordinate execution across complex multi-team initiatives
• Establish standards for system reliability and observability

What they're looking for

• Track record leading engineering teams in product-focused, dynamic settings
• Deep technical background in distributed systems or backend infrastructure
• Ability to balance technical decisions with people leadership
• Proficiency coordinating across teams and stakeholder alignment
• Commitment to building systems serving millions reliably
• Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems or data pipelines
• Clear communication and openness to diverse perspectives
• Passion for developing talent and fostering inclusive teams