Hybrid Senior Engineering Manager

at Spotify

• Job title: Senior Engineering Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $203,410 - $290,586 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Senior Engineering Manager leading engineering teams for Spotify's artist platform. Responsible for product innovation and platform reliability in music creator solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers across backend, client, and data disciplines, supporting multiple squads
• Set clear technical and organizational direction across a complex, full-stack product area
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Insights, and Marketing to deliver impactful features for artists
• Drive execution across multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring strong coordination and delivery
• Translate ambiguity into clear priorities, helping teams navigate competing demands and inbound requests
• Oversee the development of scalable systems that process and surface large volumes of artist data
• Support critical platform operations and contribute to incident response readiness through team leadership
• Contribute to strategic initiatives including AI-driven experiences and artist-focused product innovation

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience in engineering leadership, including managing managers
• You have led multiple teams or orgs simultaneously and are comfortable operating across a broad, multi-disciplinary technical surface
• You are experienced in setting direction through other leaders, empowering them while holding a high bar for delivery and accountability
• You know how to navigate organizational complexity and drive alignment across senior cross-functional stakeholders
• You are skilled at turning ambiguity into clear strategy, priorities, and execution plans across multiple teams
• You have a strong technical foundation and can engage in discussions across backend systems, client applications, and data platforms
• You care deeply about building inclusive, high-performing teams and have a track record of developing managers and senior engineers
• You are calm and structured in high-pressure situations, able to manage competing priorities and guide teams through critical decisions
• You have experience operating in environments with high data scale and understand how to translate complex data into meaningful user experiences
• You are motivated by building products that serve creators, artists, or similar user communities

Benefits

• health insurance
• six-month paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• monthly meal allowance
• 23 paid days off
• paid flexible holidays
• paid sick leave