Data Scientist II – Trust & Safety

Spotify

Data Scientist II analyzing safety in AI-powered features at Spotify. Leading research projects within the Trust & Safety team to inform product design decisions.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeNew York City • Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $117,000 - $167,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end research and measurement projects that evaluate the safety of new and existing features
Design data for product risk assessments, stress tests, and evaluation of AI-powered features
Develop longitudinal trust and safety metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of product interventions
Translate complex research findings into clear narratives, tools, and recommendations
Partner with product safety specialists, policy advisors, and engineering counterparts
Build and improve evaluation methods in collaboration with data scientists and engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience leading data science or research projects with a focus on safety, integrity, responsible AI, fairness, or a related domain
experienced with SQL and Python
hands-on familiarity with modern AI and machine learning systems
comfortable scoping ambiguous problems, prioritizing in a fast-moving environment
communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
care about turning research into practice and making evidence-based recommendations
thoughtful perspective on responsible product innovation and measuring platform safety

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
six-month paid parental leave
401(k) retirement plan
monthly meal allowance
23 paid days off
paid flexible holidays
paid sick leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythondata sciencemachine learningrisk assessmentevaluation methodslongitudinal metricsAI-powered featuresproduct interventionsdata design

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingprioritizationcollaborationnarrative translationevidence-based recommendationsthoughtful perspectiveadaptabilityleadershipresearch translation