Backend Engineer – Ads Measurement

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  • Spotify
  • New York, NY, NY
  • Full-Time
  • 2 weeks ago
  • $132,949 - $189,927
Spotify
Published
May 5, 2026
Location
New York, NY, NY
Job Type

Backend Engineer – Ads Measurement: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role: Design and build backend services, data pipelines, and APIs to support ad measurement for a large-scale audio and video advertising platform.
  • The Person: Collaborate with stakeholders and partners to design and implement scalable backend services, data pipelines, and APIs for real-time attribution, cross-device measurement, and incrementality testing.
  • Requirements: Design scalable backend services, data pipelines, and APIs and work with external partners and third-party measurement providers.

Job Description

Our mission on the Advertising Product & Technology team is to build a next generation advertising platform that aligns with our unique value proposition for audio and video. We work to scale the user experience for hundreds of millions of fans and hundreds of thousands of advertisers. This scale brings unique challenges as well as tremendous opportunities for our artists and creators.
We're seeking a talented Backend Engineer to join our Ads Measurement team at Spotify. You’ll collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, external partners (such as advertisers, agencies, and third-party measurement providers), and other ad platform teams to design scalable backend services, data pipelines, and APIs that power precise and trustworthy ad measurement. You’ll contribute to high-impact projects like building real-time attribution systems, enabling cross-device and cross-platform measurement, supporting incrementality testing, and integrating with industry standards.
The United States base range for this position is $132,949.00 - 189,927.00 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, a monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays. 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.
 
 
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