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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization

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  • Posted 2 days ago · via Lever

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Shape next-gen Search experiences using ML and personalization for millions

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on Spotify's Personalization team, you will work at the intersection of machine learning, personalization, and product development to turn complex challenges into intuitive discovery experiences. Your focus will be on shaping the next generation of Search, including personalized Search, music video discovery and ranking, audiobook Search expansion, and social Search experiences. You'll help listeners disco...

Why This Role?

Work on Spotify's most-loved features like Discover Weekly and Blend that impact millions of listeners

Key Responsibilities

  • Shape the next generation of Search at Spotify using machine learning and personalization
  • Build and optimize personalized Search, music video discovery and ranking, and audiobook Search expansion
  • Explore, define, build, validate, and optimize new ideas for emerging Search and agentic experiences
  • Turn complex ML challenges into intuitive discovery experiences for millions of listeners
  • Collaborate within the Growlithe squad to bring innovative Search features to life

Requirements

  • Experience as a Machine Learning Engineer with focus on personalization or Search
  • Background in turning complex ML challenges into intuitive product experiences
  • Familiarity with personalized recommendation systems and discovery features
  • Ability to work at the intersection of ML, personalization, and product development
  • Experience building and optimizing features that impact millions of users

Required Skills

machine-learningpersonalizationproduct-developmentsearchaudiobookmachine learningsearch algorithmsproduct developmentrecommendation systems
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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. Growlithe is a fast-moving squad within Spotify's Conversation Product Area, focused on bringing emerging Search and agentic experiences to life. We explore, define, build, validate, and optimize new ideas to help listeners discover the content they love. Our work spans personalized Search, music video discovery and ranking, audiobook Search expansion, and the foundations of more social Search experiences. We're looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to help shape the next generation of Search at Spotify. You'll work at the intersection of machine learning, personalization, and product development, turning complex challenges into intuitive discovery experiences for millions of listeners.

Salary Context

Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $185k/yr (range $48k–582.4k/yr, n=290 active listings).

Hiring at Spotify

Spotify has 18 other active roles on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since May 7, 2026 — across Engineering, Marketing, Product.

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Market context

  • ESTIMATEEstimated pay is 35% above the role median of $185,000/year (n=290 pay-disclosing listings).
  • VERIFIEDSpotify: 41 postings in the last 3 months, 165 all-time on LokerDollar.
  • VERIFIEDCompany first seen May 7, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Oct 15, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDLast verified live Oct 16, 2026.
Company
Spotify
Estimated salary
$220k–280k/yr
Based on similar roles — not stated by the employer
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Some regions only
Category
Seniority
senior
PostedNewNew & verified
Oct 14, 2026

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