Engineering Manager – Content Platform

Spotify

Engineering Manager leading a productive team to deliver content across Spotify's ecosystem. Ensuring reliable media flow from systems to apps and platforms with scalable, resilient architecture.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

lead and grow a team of engineers building large-scale systems that power content delivery across Spotify
set technical direction and guide the evolution of backend systems for content distribution
partner closely with product, design, and platform teams for reliable, high-impact solutions
ensure highly available, scalable, and performant infrastructure supporting millions of content interactions
foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team
support engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development
drive execution across complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple systems and stakeholders
champion best practices in reliability, observability, and system design

Requirements

What you’ll need

experience leading and developing engineering teams in a fast-paced, product-driven environment
strong technical experience in distributed systems, backend platforms, or infrastructure at scale
ability to balance technical direction with people leadership, creating clarity and focus for your team
comfortable working across teams and aligning stakeholders toward shared goals
deep care for building reliable systems impacting millions of users
experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems or data/content delivery pipelines
clear communication and fostering an environment with open idea sharing
motivation for developing others and building inclusive, high-performing teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexible to work where you work best
in-person meetings available but allows flexibility to work from home

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Hard Skills & Tools

distributed systemsbackend platformsinfrastructure at scalehigh-throughput systemslow-latency systemsdata delivery pipelinescontent delivery systemssystem designreliability best practicesobservability

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingfeedbackcareer developmentcollaborationcommunicationteam developmentproblem-solvingstakeholder alignmentcontinuous improvement