Engineering Manager – Subscriptions

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  • Spotify
  • New York, NY
  • Full-Time
  • 3 weeks ago
Spotify
Published
April 28, 2026
Location
New York, NY
Job Type

Engineering Manager – Subscriptions: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role: The role is for an engineering manager responsible for subscription management systems within a large audio streaming company. The person will lead technical direction and architecture across backend, web, and mobile surfaces while owning delivery outcomes, system health, scalability, and building engineering teams.
  • Requirements: The description explicitly expects experience leading teams that own multi-surface platform systems across backend, web, and mobile and the ability to define and communicate technical direction. It also calls for strong architectural judgement and experience balancing short-term delivery with long-term architectural integrity.

Job Description

The Subscription team sits within the broader Subscriptions Mission, focused on helping users seamlessly access, manage, and get the most value from Spotify Premium. We build the systems and experiences that support acquisition, retention, and lifecycle management for millions of users worldwide.

Vantage is the team behind subscription management across Spotify’s web and mobile platforms. We build and operate the core systems that power how millions of Premium users manage and evolve their subscriptions every day. As part of the Freemium Funnel domain and the newly formed Account Management subdomain, we partner closely with Commerce and adjacent teams to create seamless, scalable, and reliable subscription experiences.

The United States base range for this position is 164,448–234,926 USD, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. 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.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
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.
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