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Research Scientist - Personalization

Advance machine learning for personalized music recommendations

Contribute to the Personalization team by advancing machine learning and AI to shape the future of personalization, influencing long-term product direction and making great recommendations to millions of users.

Why This Role?

Influence long-term product direction

Key Responsibilities

  • Explore new approaches in machine learning and AI
  • Challenge existing assumptions in personalization
  • Contribute to the broader research community

Requirements

  • Machine learning expertise
  • AI knowledge

Required Skills

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Original description from Lever Postings

The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them.Spotify’s Personalization organization builds the technology that helps millions of listeners discover what they love. Within this space, our research team focuses on advancing the state of the art in machine learning and AI to shape the future of personalization. We explore new approaches, challenge existing assumptions, and contribute to the broader research community while influencing long-term product direction.

Salary Context

Similar Data & Analytics roles on LokerDollar pay around $135k/yr (range $9k–1000k/yr, n=244 active listings).

Hiring at Spotify

Spotify has 21 other active roles on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since May 7, 2026 — across Data & Analytics, Engineering, AI.

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Market context

  • ESTIMATEEstimated pay is 7% above the role median of $135,000/year (n=244 pay-disclosing listings).
  • VERIFIEDSpotify: 54 postings in the last 3 months, 154 all-time on LokerDollar.
  • VERIFIEDCompany first seen May 7, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Sep 22, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDLast verified live Sep 27, 2026.

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Company
Spotify
Estimated salary
$110k–180k/yr
Based on similar roles — not stated by the employer
Job Type
full time
Location
Stockholm, Sweden · Remote
Seniority
unknown
PostedFreshNew & verified
Sep 21, 2026

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