Company

Personalization

DataEngineer-Wrapped-FixedTerm

New York, New York, United States Short Term Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Data Engineer - Wrapped - Fixed Term. Skills: Data pipelines, Distributed systems, Big data technologies. Design data pipelines. Build data pipelines”

Industry & Context.

Personalization
Problems you'll solve

Creative problem solver

Eligibility Requirements

Fixed term contract June 2026 through December 2026

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience of working in a product-driven engineering environment, Experience working with high-volume, heterogeneous datasets, Experience working with distributed systems, Experience working with big data technologies, Proficient in designing and building distributed data pipelines, Understand data modeling, Understand data access, Understand storage techniques, Experience working with large-scale analytical systems

What You'll Do.

Design data pipelines

Maintain data pipelines

Power Spotify Wrapped data stories

Power personalized experiences

Partner with Data Scientists

Evaluate Wrapped story concepts

Operationalize Wrapped story concepts

Build scalable systems

Process large-scale listening data

Support AI-powered playlists

Support recommendation technologies

Integrate social experiences

Integrate shared listening experiences

Improve observability

Improve development velocity

Support experimentation

Bring personalized experiences to life

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with partner teams; Work cross-functionally with engineering; Work cross-functionally with product; Work cross-functionally with design; Work cross-functionally with music domain experts; Thrive in collaborative environments; Enjoy working closely with cross-functional teams

Full Job Description

## What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain distributed data pipelines that power Spotify Wrapped data stories and personalized experiences for more than 300M users globally. Partner with Data Scientists to evaluate and operationalize new Wrapped story concepts, balancing personalization, scalability, and eligibility requirements. Build scalable systems that process large-scale listening data and generate insights that celebrate users’ unique listening journeys. Develop and optimize pipelines supporting AI-powered personalized playlist experiences and recommendation technologies. Collaborate with partner teams to integrate social and shared listening experiences into Wrapped and adjacent user experiences. Contribute to technical excellence by improving reliability, observability, performance, and development velocity across the squad’s data systems. Support experimentation and iteration on new storytelling concepts beginning early in the product development cycle. Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, design, and music domain experts to bring large-scale personalized experiences to life. ## Who You Are Experience of working in a product-driven engineering environment. You have experience working with high-volume, heterogeneous datasets using distributed systems and big data technologies such as Python, Scala, Scio, Ray, Apache Spark, or similar frameworks. You are proficient in designing and building distributed data pipelines in Python, Scala, or Java, including experience with frameworks such as Scio and platforms like Dataflow. You understand data modeling, data access, and storage techniques across both batch and analytical processing systems. You have experience working with large-scale analytical systems such as BigQuery or similar technologies. You value iterative software development, data-driven decision making, reliability, responsible experimentation, and cost-efficient engineering practices. You thrive in collaborative environments and enj

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