Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization
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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
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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.
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- Yes, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization at Spotify is remote, but the employer hires only in certain regions. Check the listing for location requirements before applying.
- What type of employment is Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization at Spotify?
- This is a full time position.
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- Click the "Apply" button on this page to go to the official application at Spotify.
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