Backend Engineer - Core Infrastructure
Spotify · London, United Kingdom · Engineering
About this role
Spotify is hiring a mid-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function based in London, United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with Java, Distributed Systems, Performance Optimization, Backend Development.
- Role
- Backend Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 16, 2026
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Job description
from Spotify careersWe’re looking for Backend Engineers to join Spotify’s Core Infrastructure team. You’ll help build and improve the foundational systems that power Spotify, enabling engineers across the company to deliver reliable and scalable experiences to millions of listeners worldwide.
This team focuses on content delivery management (CDN) and the internal platform that supports it, making it easier for engineers at Spotify to build, scale, and manage global traffic efficiently.
What You'll Do
- Work with a collaborative team to improve the infrastructure systems that power Spotify’s backend
- Build, operate, and maintain central services with a focus on reliability and scalability
- Design and develop infrastructure tools and services used by engineering teams across Spotify
- Work with modern technologies at scale, supporting thousands of developers and over a billion users
- Contribute to improving system performance, availability, and resilience
- Take part in an on-call rotation and support the services your team owns
Who You Are
- You are experienced in building backend systems or infrastructure services
- You have strong programming skills in at least one language and are open to learning others; experience with Java is helpful
- You have experience working with cloud-based environments
- You understand the fundamentals of distributed systems and scalable architecture
- You care about building reliable systems and improving how they perform over time
- You enjoy learning, experimenting, and working with new technologies
- You are comfortable collaborating with others across teams and locations
- You have an interest in networking, media delivery, or CDN systems
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in London or Stockholm
- 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