Delivering the best Spotify experience possible. To as many people as possible. In as many moments as possible. That’s what the Experience team is all about. We use our deep understanding of consumer expectations to enrich the lives of millions of our users all over the world, bringing the music and audio they love to the devices, apps and platforms they use every day. Know what our users want? Join us and help Spotify give it to them.
We’re looking for a Partner Engineer to join one of our teams who own the built-in Spotify Automotive app in cars experience. In this role, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless integration of Spotify into cars, delivering an exceptional music, podcast and audiobook streaming experience to millions of users worldwide. You will collaborate with partners, both internal and external, to drive integrations, resolve technical issues, and enhance the overall Spotify experience in the automotive space.
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What You'll Do- You will be the technical expert for partner integrations, including how our Android Automotive app integrates with partners’ systems, APIs and Android Automotive Operating systems. You will be seen as the “go-to” person by Spotify’s automotive partners on a day-to-day basis.
- You will take the lead in coordinating partner-specific projects and workstreams, covering all aspects of integration and delivery, including launch sign-off. Acting as the bridge between Tech, Product and Automotive, you will employ a broad approach to partner management, shaping the partner technical relationships, timelines and driving improvement initiatives.
- You assist in diagnosing and resolving partner-reported defects and incidents. Collaborate with internal engineering teams to solve and ensure timely resolution, while keeping Spotify’s external partners informed.
- You’ll be responsible for connecting partners’ and Spotify’s needs between our Collaborate with the community of Partner Engineers across Spotify to enhance standards, strategies, and frameworks, fostering continuous improvement.
- You identify dependencies, assess technical risks, and clarify uncertainties to unblock internal and external teams.
- You understand partner requirements and translate them into concrete work for engineering teams. You convey partner needs effectively, contributing to the development of innovative solutions.
Who You Are- You are truly passionate about the industry and understand the complex technical infrastructure and the dynamics unique to it.
- Experience in software development with languages and environments such as JavaScript/Java/ PHP etc.
- You have proven ability to communicate effectively across different cultures and domains, including product, business, engineering, and design.
- You have an understanding of how distributed systems, APIs, and data pipelines work.
- You can recognize operational processes that need improvement and you proactively take initiative to enhance them.
- You are comfortable with flexible working hours to accommodate video calls in different time zones. Occasional travel may be required to visit partners.
- You have a driver’s license.
Where You'll Be- For this role you will be based at our office in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
