Engineering Manager – Music

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Engineering Manager leading Spotify’s senior full-stack Bonfire Squad. Building artist promotion campaign tools and customer features across eligible North American locations.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the Bonfire Squad, a full-stack team of senior engineers building Spotify’s artist promotion tool campaign management system and customer features
  • Foster relationships among engineers, cross-functional leads, Bonfire, and partner teams
  • Lead, coach, and develop experienced engineers while creating expectations, growth opportunities, and a healthy team environment
  • Engage in technical architecture and implementation discussions to challenge assumptions and identify risks
  • Partner with Product and Design on priorities, scope, product direction, customer decisions, and UX decisions
  • Own healthy delivery through prioritization, capacity management, operational health, and reliable execution of complex initiatives
  • Manage dependencies and alignment across team boundaries
  • Contribute hands-on to technical problem-solving and engineering work when useful
  • Help the team use AI effectively in engineering workflows and product operations
  • Hire and onboard engineers as the team evolves

Requirements:

  • Good experience managing software engineers and a demonstrated track record of developing and managing experienced technical ICs
  • Strong background in backend or full-stack engineering
  • Ability to engage credibly in architecture and technical design discussions
  • Product mindset and ability to challenge assumptions in product requirements
  • Ability to balance empowering experienced engineers with providing leadership when needed
  • Ability to manage substantial technical and product dependencies with partner teams
  • Willingness and ability to contribute hands-on as a player-coach when appropriate
  • Comfortable using AI tools and a point of view on improving engineering effectiveness with AI
  • Ability to give clear feedback, navigate disagreement, set expectations, and address team dynamics constructively
  • Commitment to healthy disagreement, clear ownership, accountability, and an inclusive environment

Benefits:

  • Permanent employment
  • Flexible work location within the eligible North America region
  • Reasonable accommodations during the interview process
  • Inclusive and accessible recruitment process