Senior Engineer (C++ / Java / Mobile) - User Platform
The User Platform studio is seeking a Senior Engineer to help us bootstrap our device and app integrity capabilities to help us protect our applications and users from fraud and abuse. This role combines extensive cross platform engineering with advanced security practices, and your work will form the core of our defense against an evolving threat landscape.
What You'll Do
Design and own the high-level architecture of a cross-platform, high-performance capability for device analysis.
Lead the team's technical strategy, conduct architectural analysis, and steer research and development to improve the accuracy and resilience of our device identification methods.
Analyse the available data using tools like BigQuery to find patterns, analyse impact and improve our offering.
Mentor a dedicated team of platform engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving.
Collaborate with platform review teams in Spotify and at Apple and Google, articulating the solution's purpose and data handling practices to ensure policy compliance.
Share knowledge, establish best practices, and collaborate with teams across the company to champion platform integrity.
Who You Are
You are a seasoned systems engineer with proven experience in systems architecture, data analysis, and building resilient, distributed services.
You believe in operating across the entire stack and can learn the skills needed to unblock yourself and your team.
You are well versed in modern C++ with extensive, practical experience building and optimizing cross-platform libraries.
You have a working knowledge of Android and/or iOS platforms and are comfortable with coding your way out of blockers on these systems.
You are an effective leader and mentor who finds satisfaction in guiding and developing team members.
You are an exceptional communicator, capable of translating complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders with clarity and precision.
You are an inclusive colleague who thrives in a collaborative environment.
You have a desire to drive business impact
You proactively keep up with current best practices in your areas of expertise.
Where You'll Be
This role will ideally be located in the UK, Sweden, or potentially one of our other EMEA locations *excluding France for now due to on-call restrictions.
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.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
Senior Engineer (C++ / Java / Mobile) - User Platform
The User Platform studio is seeking a Senior Engineer to help us bootstrap our device and app integrity capabilities to help us protect our applications and users from fraud and abuse. This role combines extensive cross platform engineering with advanced security practices, and your work will form the core of our defense against an evolving threat landscape.
What You'll Do
Design and own the high-level architecture of a cross-platform, high-performance capability for device analysis.
Lead the team's technical strategy, conduct architectural analysis, and steer research and development to improve the accuracy and resilience of our device identification methods.
Analyse the available data using tools like BigQuery to find patterns, analyse impact and improve our offering.
Mentor a dedicated team of platform engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving.
Collaborate with platform review teams in Spotify and at Apple and Google, articulating the solution's purpose and data handling practices to ensure policy compliance.
Share knowledge, establish best practices, and collaborate with teams across the company to champion platform integrity.
Who You Are
You are a seasoned systems engineer with proven experience in systems architecture, data analysis, and building resilient, distributed services.
You believe in operating across the entire stack and can learn the skills needed to unblock yourself and your team.
You are well versed in modern C++ with extensive, practical experience building and optimizing cross-platform libraries.
You have a working knowledge of Android and/or iOS platforms and are comfortable with coding your way out of blockers on these systems.
You are an effective leader and mentor who finds satisfaction in guiding and developing team members.
You are an exceptional communicator, capable of translating complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders with clarity and precision.
You are an inclusive colleague who thrives in a collaborative environment.
You have a desire to drive business impact
You proactively keep up with current best practices in your areas of expertise.
Where You'll Be
This role will ideally be located in the UK, Sweden, or potentially one of our other EMEA locations *excluding France for now due to on-call restrictions.
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.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.