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Senior Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure
$180k – $250k/yr New York, US on-site full time senior 17d ago
About this role
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.
country: US
all locations: [New York, NY]
commitment: Permanent
department: Engineering
location: New York, NY
team: Platform
What You'll Do:
Design, build, and operate multi-cloud foundations across GCP and AWS
Own platform components end-to-end with a strong bar for reliability and security
Improve developer tooling and platform self-service capabilities
Build secure-by-default infrastructure patterns
Drive operational excellence through incident management and automation
Collaborate across Platform and R&D to improve developer productivity
Contribute to Backstage and Portal
Mentor engineers and raise engineering quality
Who You Are:
You have 5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience
You have deep experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), Terraform, and Kubernetes
You are proficient in a modern programming language
You have strong experience with CI/CD and developer platforms
You think in distributed systems and understand trade-offs
You are familiar with AI/LLM systems and their application to infrastructure
You take ownership of outcomes and drive impact
You communicate clearly and navigate complex trade-offs
You foster inclusive, collaborative environments
Where You'll Be:
This role is based in New York, NY
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.