Manage cross-functional engineering teams, support delivery and execution, guide AI-assisted development practices, and ensure strong user experiences. Promote team growth and collaboration.
We design Spotify’s consumer experience—end to end, moment to moment, across every screen, platform, and partner integration. Our mission is to make listening feel effortless, personal, and joyful for billions of users around the world. That means turning complexity into clarity across hundreds of touchpoints—from our mobile and desktop apps to the smart speakers, TVs, cars, and integrations where Spotify shows up every day. If it touches a consumer, we shape it. We bring deep insight into human behavior, design, and technology to craft experiences that feel intuitive, expressive, and unmistakably Spotify.
You’ll join the Core Value & Engagement product area within our Core Experience studio. This team builds and evolves some of Spotify’s most loved features—from Social Messaging to Wrapped and our Playlist Platform. We focus on reducing friction and helping users connect more deeply with Spotify every day. You’ll work closely with engineering, product, design, and data partners to shape engaging, high-impact user experiences at scale.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with peer engineering managers to support delivery across the Core Value & Engagement area.
- Lead a cross-functional engineering team with a mix of skills and experience levels.
- Support and coach engineers to grow, develop, and do their best work.
- Contribute to technical direction and ensure strong execution across your team.
- Work closely with product, design, and data partners to build meaningful user experiences.
- Help align teams on priorities, goals, and delivery plans.
- Create an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team environment.
- Identify and remove blockers to keep teams moving forward.
- Guide the adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve quality and speed.
- Stay close enough to the code to support technical decisions and ensure strong implementation.
Who You Are
- You have experience leading engineering teams in an AI driven product-focused environment.
- You know how to balance delivery and execution with team growth.
- You are experienced working with AI-assisted development tools and workflows.
- You understand trade-offs in modern AI driven software development, including quality, scalability, and security.
- You have experience contributing to cross-team initiatives with clear outcomes.
- You care about building products that create great user experiences.
- You bring strong technical judgment and can guide architectural and implementation decisions.
- You value inclusive, collaborative team environments.
- You communicate clearly and work well with cross-functional partners.
- You are comfortable navigating change in a fast-moving environment.
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 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.
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