Senior Backend Engineer - Audiobooks
Spotify · London, United Kingdom · Engineering
About this role
Spotify is hiring a senior-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function based in London, United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with Java, gRPC, GCP, API Development.
- Role
- Backend Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
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Job description
from Spotify careersdiv span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" Spotify’s Audiobooks Mission is transforming how creators and listeners experience long-form storytelling. We’re building the foundation that enables audiobook content to flow seamlessly from publishers to listeners — including the systems that power ingestion, processing, and delivery across a rapidly growing global catalog. /span /div div nbsp; /div div span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a small, high-impact team within the Audiobooks Pipeline area. This team is responsible for building and scaling systems that ingest, process, and transform audiobook and eBook content, metadata, and royalties — ensuring the right content reaches listeners efficiently and with the highest quality. /span /div div nbsp; /div div span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" While this role is full stack in scope, the majority of work will lean toward backend and data-focused development. We’re looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity, loves to learn, and is eager to stretch beyond their comfort zone to solve challenging problems across the stack. /span /div h3 What You’ll Do /h3 ul li Design and build systems that power audiobook ingestion, transformation, and delivery — ensuring performance, accuracy, and scalability across millions of titles. /li li Contribute across the stack, from…