Android Engineer - Advertising (Remote Eligible - Americas)

Posted 3 years ago
We work at the intersection of advertising and messaging technologies to connect millions of brands to billions of fans. As part of the Advertising team, we’re paving the way for a sustainable global Spotify business that allows even more creators to make a living off their art. Come join us and help build the platform that powers promotion at Spotify. We are looking for thoughtful, well-rounded Android engineers to join our team and help build an application that millions of people use every single day to discover and listen to music. You will play a leading role in our mobile engineering practice, implementing new features, improving performance, and building beautiful user interfaces. Above all, your work will change the way the world experiences music. If you are looking for impact and challenge then come be a part of an exciting new team.

What You'll Do

  • Collaborate with a small, autonomous team of developers, designers, and product owners to find end-to-end solutions to important problems
  • Implement these solutions for our Android client, adhering to Android development best practices
  • Help your team solve problems in a way that makes sense for Android users and our codebase
  • Join dozens of other developers and help to shape the direction of Android development at Spotify

Who You Are

  • You have a deep understanding of modern Android development
  • You know how to write readable, maintainable, performant object-oriented Java
  • You are experienced with Android development tools
  • You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high quality code
  • You have a high level understanding of end to end systems
  • You have released at least one app or have a project in the works that you can tell us about
  • You have at least 3-4 years of professional experience


Where You'll Be

  • We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
  • Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location
  • Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.
  • Working hours? We operate within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration
You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 345 million users.