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Staff Data Engineer — Subscriptions User Understanding

Define Spotify's long-term data ecosystem direction for subscription insights

The Staff Data Engineer will help define the long-term direction of Spotify's data ecosystem for the Subscriptions User Understanding team. They will build foundational data platforms that enable understanding of conversion, retention, engagement, and subscriber health for over 200 million Premium subscribers. This work supports better decisions across analytics, experimentation, machine learning, and product development globally.

Why This Role?

Influence engineering across multiple teams at Spotify with strategic impact

Key Responsibilities

  • Define the long-term direction of Spotify's data ecosystem
  • Build foundational data platforms for subscription insights
  • Enable better decisions across analytics, experimentation, and machine learning
  • Influence engineering practices across multiple teams
  • Support understanding of conversion, retention, and engagement for Premium subscribers

Requirements

  • Deep technical expertise in data engineering
  • Strategic thinking for long-term platform direction
  • Experience influencing engineering across multiple teams
  • Background in building scalable data platforms

Required Skills

data engineeringanalyticsmachine learningstrategic thinkingteam leadershipPlatform ArchitectureStrategic PlanningStakeholder InfluenceSubscription Analytics

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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Keywords

Staff Data EngineerSpotifySubscription AnalyticsData PlatformRemote Worldwide
View Original Description from Lever Postings

Original description from Lever Postings

Spotify is on an ambitious path to reach one billion users and $100 billion in revenue, and the Subscriptions User Understanding team plays a key role in making that possible. Our team builds the foundational data platform that helps Spotify understand conversion, retention, engagement, and subscriber health for more than 200 million Premium subscribers around the world. We enable better decisions across analytics, experimentation, machine learning, and product development. We're looking for a Staff Data Engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking. You'll help define the long-term direction of our data ecosystem, influence engineering across multiple teams, and build the foundations that will scale with Spotify's future.

Salary Context

Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $215k/yr (range $19.575k–2745.996k/yr, n=426 active listings).

Hiring at Spotify

Spotify has 24 other active roles on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since May 7, 2026 — across Engineering, Data & Analytics, Product.

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Company
Spotify
Source
Lever Postings
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Open worldwide
Category
Seniority
senior
PostedNew
Jul 27, 2026

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