The Senior Android Engineer will build and evolve Android SDKs, collaborate with teams, and improve Android engineering practices at Spotify.
Mission Statement
The Platform team creates the technology that enables Spotify to learn quickly and scale easily, enabling rapid growth in our users and our business around the globe. Spanning many disciplines, we work to make the business work; creating the infrastructure, tooling, frameworks, and capabilities needed to welcome a billion customers.
About the TeamYou’ll join the Data Platform within the Platform mission, where we build the foundations that help Spotify teams better understand and serve our listeners. Our work enables engineers and data scientists to explore user behavior at scale and make smarter, faster decisions.
As part of a collaborative and distributed engineering team, you’ll help shape the tools and SDKs that power data-driven product development across Spotify.
What You'll Do
- Build and evolve Android SDKs that enable engineers and data scientists to analyze user behavior at scale
- Contribute to a high-performing, autonomous team of engineers, designers, and product managers
- Develop scalable, testable, and maintainable code used across multiple teams and projects
- Help define and improve Android engineering practices across Spotify
- Collaborate closely with platform and data teams to deliver impactful solutions
- Drive innovation and continuously improve developer productivity and experience
- Support the broader Android community at Spotify and influence technical direction
Who You Are
- You are experienced in building Android applications and SDKs at scale
- You have a deep understanding of modern Android development and tooling
- You know how to write readable, maintainable, and performant code in Kotlin
- You have some working experience with C++
- You are comfortable supporting iOS if the need arises
- You care about quality, testing practices, and performance
- You are comfortable working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
- You have experience working with large-scale systems or data-heavy environments
- You are curious, proactive, and eager to learn new technologies and domains
- You are familiar with developer tooling, build systems, or data-related technologies
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in 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.
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.
Top Skills
Android Sdk
C++
Kotlin
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