Director of Engineering – Experience

Spotify

Director of Engineering leading the Experience domain at Spotify. Shaping technical direction and developing teams for global content platform.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeStockholm • 🇸🇪 SwedenLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop multiple engineering teams through engineering managers, supporting their growth and impact
Own and drive the technical strategy for a critical platform domain, aligning with broader company and platform goals
Enable teams across Spotify to build product experiences efficiently by improving the underlying catalog systems
Guide the evolution and modernization of complex, legacy systems into scalable, reliable architecture
Partner closely with product and cross-functional leaders to align priorities and drive execution
Improve system reliability and reduce operational friction in workflows that directly impact content availability
Identify and apply opportunities for automation and AI to improve data quality and engineering productivity
Build a strong, inclusive engineering culture where teams continuously improve how they work and deliver
Develop and execute a long-term roadmap balancing immediate priorities with strategic investments

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have experience leading engineering organizations through other leaders and scaling teams effectively
You have worked on complex, data-intensive systems where accuracy, consistency, and reliability at scale are critical
You are confident in system design and architectural decision-making in distributed systems
You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and making trade-offs in high-pressure, high-impact environments
You have experience evolving legacy systems and guiding long-term platform transformations
You influence effectively across engineering, product, and business stakeholders
You have experience leading distributed teams and creating alignment across locations
You communicate clearly and can explain complex technical topics to a range of audiences
You are curious about how AI and automation can improve systems and workflows, and apply that thinking pragmatically
You care about building inclusive, collaborative environments where teams can grow and do their best work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Inclusive culture

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Hard Skills & Tools

system designarchitectural decision-makingdata-intensive systemsautomationAIlegacy systems evolutionscalable architecturereliable architectureengineering productivitycatalog systems

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinfluencecollaborationcuriositynavigating ambiguitytrade-off decision-makingteam buildingalignment creationcontinuous improvement