Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and Norwest.
About the role
Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of ML, data, and backend engineers, giving experienced ICs meaningful autonomy while providing active mentorship and coaching where needed. Provide technical leadership on complex ML systems, engaging deeply enough with modeling strategy and implementation to challenge assumptions, assess tradeoffs, identify risks, and help the team make decisions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Experience managing engineers and a demonstrated track record of developing and managing technical ICs
- You have a solid background in machine learning and can engage credibly in modeling strategy, ML system design, and technical discussions with experienced ML practitioners
- You can independently assess ML strategies and technical tradeoffs, challenge assumptions, and clearly represent a technical direction with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You are comfortable operating in an environment where technical strategy must account for evolving product and business needs, and can create clarity for your team through sudden shifts in direction
- You build trust with experienced engineers by giving them autonomy and avoiding unnecessary oversight, while remaining close enough to their work to coach effectively, understand risks, and step in when needed
- You view yourself as your team’s advocate
More about this role
As the Engineering Manager of the Oasis Squad, you’ll lead a multidisciplinary team of machine learning, data, and backend engineers building ML systems at the heart of how Spotify shapes and delivers music experiences.
Oasis needs a people leader with significant technical machine learning depth who can help the team navigate complex technical strategy, shifting business needs, and high-impact cross-functional decisions. A great manager for this team will give experienced engineers meaningful autonomy while staying deeply engaged in their technical work. You’ll have the ML expertise to assess technical tradeoffs, steer the team toward decisions, and represent its technical direction with senior partners across Personalization, Product, and the music business. This is a role for someone who enjoys being close to both the people and the work: coaching engineers, creating clarity amidst constant change, and enabling a high-performing team to move quickly without adding unnecessary process.
If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of...
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