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Research Scientist - Personalization

Spotify · New York, NY · Remote

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About Spotify

Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and Norwest.

About the role

The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them.Spotify’s

What they're looking for

  • You have a Master’s or PhD in machine learning, AI, or a related field, or equivalent research experience
  • You have demonstrated expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence through peer-reviewed publications at conferences such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, KDD, or RecSys
  • You are experienced in designing experiments and working with real-world datasets to validate research ideas
  • You care about advancing understanding of user behavior and improving experiences across music and talk content
  • You bring curiosity, creativity, and a thoughtful approach to solving complex, open-ended problems
  • You value collaboration and actively seek diverse perspectives in your work
More about this role

The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them.Spotify’s

Personalization organization builds the technology that helps millions of listeners discover what they love. Within this space, our research team focuses on advancing the state of the art in machine learning and AI to shape the future of personalization. We explore new approaches, challenge existing assumptions, and contribute to the broader research community while influencing long-term product direction.

  • Conduct original research in machine learning and AI, with a focus on large-scale foundation models, generative AI, and post-training methods, including reinforcement learning.
  • Develop novel methodologies, models, and evaluation frameworks to advance personalization systems.
  • Design and execute rigorous experiments to explore new ideas and validate research hypotheses.
  • Contribute...

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