Senior Backend Engineer - Commerce Platform

Descripción del puesto

The Subscriptions Mission team focuses on building the systems and experiences that help Spotify acquire, convert, and retain subscribers around the world. The team works across product, engineering, and data to power Spotify’s subscription offerings, ensuring seamless purchase, billing, and customer service experiences for millions of users globally. The Subscriptions team sits at the heart of Spotify’s business, powering how millions of users subscribe and stay connected to the platform. Within this mission, the Commerce Platform team builds and operates the backend systems that enable purchases, billing, invoicing, and payments globally. You’ll join a collaborative environment where engineers, product managers, and data practitioners work together to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-impact financial infrastructure. What You'll Do Design and build scalable backend systems that power Spotify’s internal commerce platform Develop and evolve services and data pipelines supporting invoicing, receipts, and payment flows Work on complex, high-scale distributed systems that handle millions of transactions daily Collaborate with cross-functional partners across engineering, product, and data to deliver seamless user experiences Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the future of Spotify’s commerce ecosystem Improve system performance, reliability, and observability across services Participate in technical deep dives, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing within the engineering community Who You Are You have 5+ years of experience building backend services using languages like Python, Java, or similar You are experienced in designing and scaling systems on cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS You have worked with scalable database technologies such as Postgres or similar You bring a high level of AI fluency and thoughtfully use modern tools, including LLMs, to improve workflows and problem-solving You approach problems with curiosity, sound judg