About the role
We are looking for a Senior Applied Research Engineer who brings deep research expertise and strong engineering skills across both audio and video. In this role, you will help advance how Spotify understands, evaluates, and improves media experiences across platforms. You’ll work across the full media pipeline—from backend processing such as ingestion, encoding, and delivery to frontend playback, buffering, and synchronization—solving product problems with research discipline: structured experiments, solid metrics, and evidence-based decisions, in a real production environment.
You’ll join a team working at the intersection of media quality, perception, and engineering. The team builds applied solutions that improve how audio and video experiences perform across Spotify. By turning deep technical understanding into scalable capabilities, they help ensure a consistent, high-quality experience for hundreds of millions of users across devices and platforms.
Aplyr's read
Spotify is a trailblazer in audio streaming, attracting tech-savvy professionals passionate about reshaping music consumption and enhancing user experiences through innovation.
What's promising
- •Spotify's innovative platform has revolutionized music consumption globally.
- •Strong focus on personalization through advanced machine learning.
- •Expanding podcast offerings enhance user engagement and market reach.
What to watch
- •Intense competition from other streaming services like Apple Music.
- •Ongoing challenges in artist compensation and royalties.
- •Dependence on licensing agreements with major record labels.
Why Spotify
- •Spotify's Discover Weekly feature exemplifies its cutting-edge personalization.
- •Freemium model attracts a broad user base, driving growth.
- •Strong emphasis on machine learning for content curation and user experience.
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About Spotify
Spotify is a leading audio streaming platform that provides users with access to millions of songs, podcasts, and other audio content. Since its launch, Spotify has revolutionized the way people consume music and has had a significant impact on the music industry by promoting streaming as a primary way to access music.
