Machine Learning Engineering Manager II
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Engineering Manager leading Spotify’s machine learning, backend, and data engineering team. Shaping recommendation systems for personalized listening experiences like Autoplay, Radio, and Mixes.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and grow a team of machine learning, backend, and data engineers
- Support engineers' development and help them deliver their best work
- Shape the team's technical strategy and execution
- Guide development of machine learning and recommendation systems balancing multiple objectives across personalized listening experiences
- Collaborate with Product and engineering partners to define priorities and align on outcomes
- Translate complex challenges into clear plans
- Support technical decisions involving experimentation, scalability, system reliability, and model performance
- Create a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Drive effective planning and delivery while balancing immediate priorities with long-term technical health
- Foster an inclusive, supportive team environment through coaching, feedback, and people leadership
Requirements:
- Experience managing and developing engineering teams
- Track record of helping people grow and delivering impactful results
- Strong technical background in machine learning, software engineering, or related areas
- Ability to guide technical conversations
- Understanding of developing and operating machine learning systems in production
- Experience working with cross-functional partners to define priorities, navigate trade-offs, and deliver shared goals
- Ability to lead teams through ambiguity and help engineers make informed technical decisions
- Commitment to inclusive, collaborative environments
- Clear communication and empathetic leadership
- Ability to balance people, technology, and business needs
- Ability to work within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration
- Must be located within the North Americas region where Spotify has a work location
Benefits:
- Equal opportunity employer
- Reasonable accommodations during the interview and application process
- Flexible work location within the North Americas region where Spotify has a work location
- Inclusive, supportive team environment
- Coaching, feedback, and professional development through people leadership
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