Spotify

Platform

SeniorSoftwareEngineer-PlatformInfrastructure

New York, New York, United States Permanent Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure at Spotify. Skills: multi-cloud foundations (GCP/AWS), platform components, developer tooling, platform self-service, secure-by-default infrastructure patterns, operational excellence, incident management, automation, Backstage, Portal. Design, build, and operate multi-cloud foundations across GCP and AWS. Own platform components end-to-end with a bar for reliability and security”

What You'll Achieve.

drive impact; improve developer productivity; raise engineering quality

Industry & Context.

Platform
Problems you'll solve

think in distributed systems and understand trade-offs

Eligibility Requirements

some in person meetings

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience, deep experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), Terraform, and Kubernetes, proficient in a modern programming language, experience with CI/CD and developer platforms, think in distributed systems and understand trade-offs, take ownership of outcomes and drive impact, communicate clearly and navigate complex trade-offs, foster inclusive, collaborative environments

Nice to Have

familiar with AI/LLM systems and their application to infrastructure

What You'll Do.

and operate multi-cloud foundations across GCP and AWS

Own platform components end-to-end with a bar for reliability and security

Improve developer tooling and platform self-service capabilities

Build secure-by-default infrastructure patterns

Drive operational excellence through incident management and automation

Collaborate across Platform and R&D to improve developer productivity

Contribute to Backstage and Portal

Mentor engineers and raise engineering quality

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate across Platform and R&D; foster inclusive, collaborative environments

Communication Scope

communicate clearly; navigate complex trade-offs

Full Job Description

## What You'll Do Design, build, and operate multi-cloud foundations across GCP and AWS Own platform components end-to-end with a strong bar for reliability and security Improve developer tooling and platform self-service capabilities Build secure-by-default infrastructure patterns Drive operational excellence through incident management and automation Collaborate across Platform and R&D to improve developer productivity Contribute to Backstage and Portal Mentor engineers and raise engineering quality ## Who You Are You have 5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience You have deep experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), Terraform, and Kubernetes You are proficient in a modern programming language You have strong experience with CI/CD and developer platforms You think in distributed systems and understand trade-offs You are familiar with AI/LLM systems and their application to infrastructure You take ownership of outcomes and drive impact You communicate clearly and navigate complex trade-offs You foster inclusive, collaborative environments ## Where You'll Be This role is based in New York, NY We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. ## Additional Information 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.   At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to requ

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