Senior Backend Engineer - Advertising

Who You Are You have 4+ years of working experience as a Backend Engineer. You have worked with Java, and ideally Scala. You have experience building low-latency, high-throughput systems where milliseconds matter — ad serving, real-time bidding, auction systems, or similar domains are a plus. You have written distributed, high-volume services and know how to deploy and keep them running in production. You love working in an environment where you constantly experiment and iterate quickly. You believe data is the most powerful tool for informed decision-making. You have a deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms. You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high quality code. Where You'll Be We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, you can be within the Americas region as long as we have a work location. This team operates within the U.S. Eastern time zone for collaboration. \n The United States base range for this position is $164,448.00 - 234,926.00, plus equity. The

benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays. This range encompasses multiple levels. Leveling is determined during the interview process. Placement in a level depends on relevant work history and interview performance. These ranges may be modified in the future. Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for

who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.

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