Hybrid Data Scientist – Content Understanding

at Spotify

• Job title: Data Scientist – Content Understanding
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Data Scientist II analyzing user behavior and content data for Spotify's consumer product. Collaborating with multiple teams to improve content classification and evaluation processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user behavior, content trends, and catalog data to generate insights that shape product decisions
• Analyze and refine content classification and taxonomy systems to improve how content is grouped
• Develop annotation-based evaluation frameworks, including sampling design and baseline definition, and assess the performance of LLMs used in annotation workflows
• Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards, and text-to-SQL environments that support decision-making
• Improve dataset quality and data transformations using SQL and DBT to ensure reliable reporting across content and behavioral domains

Requirements

• Experienced in analyzing complex datasets that combine user behavior with content and metadata signals
• Developed metrics and reporting systems that support product or policy decision-making
• Strong foundation in statistics and experience designing evaluation approaches in environments where controlled experiments are not feasible
• Built annotation-based measurement frameworks, including sampling strategies and baseline definitions
• Designed or applied methods to measure the quality of LLM-generated annotations
• Proficient in SQL and have experience using DBT, Python, or R to build and maintain reliable analytical datasets
• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Spotify is an equal opportunity employer
• Accessible recruitment process with reasonable accommodations
• Flexibility to work where you work best