Backend Engineer - User Platform
Description
We are looking for dedicated, engaged software engineers that are passionate about working on highly available, low latency client SDKs and the related backend services in the authentication and session management domains to join our teams. These form the backbone of our product experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. You’ll be directly helping with the evolution of Spotify’s overall authentication and session management infrastructure.
What You'll Do
Be part of an autonomous and cross functional team of Mobile and Backend Engineers along with members from Product, Design and Insights to identify and tackle important problems in the Authentication and Session Management domains. Build highly scalable backend services and SDKs that bring the happiness of music to millions of users. Write clean and maintainable code that will scale across a number of projects and distributed development teams Share knowledge, promote best practices, and collaborate with some of the best engineers in the company Improve developer experience, the team is driven by a strong focus on clean APIs and engineering efficiency
Who You Are
You’re a problem solver who loves seeing things through from concept to production and you’re eager to learn whatever skills are needed along the way. You are a Fullstack Developer who understands the complexities of Server side vs Client side development You’re proficient in Java and TypeScript, and ideally familiar with React, Next.js and C++ You’re a collaborative teammate who values inclusion and open communication. You bring experience with strong testing practices, A/B testing, or CI/CD pipelines. You have an understanding of the authentication domain, including OAuth and related protocols. You’re familiar with cryptographic techniques and security best practices.
Where You'll Be
This role is based in London, United Kingdom 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.