[Remote] Engineering Manager - Music

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Spotify is a music streaming and technology company seeking an Engineering Manager for the Bonfire Squad. The role leads a senior full-stack engineering team building an artist promotion campaign management system and customer-facing features, while overseeing coaching, technical direction, product collaboration, delivery, hiring, and effective use of AI in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Foster strong working relationships among engineers, between engineers and cross-functional team leads, and between Bonfire and partner teams
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of experienced engineers, encouraging product thinking, creating clear expectations, growth opportunities, and a healthy, high-performing team environment
• Encourage constructive technical debate, engaging deeply enough with architecture and implementation to challenge assumptions and identify risks
• Partner closely with Product and Design to shape priorities, scope, and product direction, bringing an engineering perspective to customer and UX decisions
• Be accountable for healthy delivery, including prioritization, capacity management, operational health, and reliable execution of complex initiatives
• Build strong relationships with partner teams, proactively managing dependencies and driving alignment across team boundaries
• Stay close to the engineering craft and act as a player-coach when useful, including contributing hands-on to technical problem solving and engineering work
• Help the team use AI effectively in engineering workflows and identify opportunities for AI to improve how we build and operate our products
• Hire and onboard engineers as the team evolves, building the capabilities and knowledge distribution needed for the team to remain resilient over time

Skills

• Good experience managing software engineers and a demonstrated track record of developing, and managing experienced technical ICs
• People management is at the core of your craft
• You are comfortable giving clear feedback, navigating disagreement, setting expectations, and addressing team dynamics directly and constructively
• You view yourself as your team's advocate
• You have a strong background in backend or full-stack engineering, and can engage credibly in architecture and technical design discussions
• You leverage your product mindset to challenge assumptions embedded in product requirements and find engineering solutions that keep the engineering ecosystem healthy
• You can balance empowering experienced engineers with providing leadership when the team needs direction or alignment
• You can manage substantial technical and product dependencies with partner teams
• You are a player-coach manager – willing and able to contribute hands-on when appropriate while recognizing that your primary responsibility is enabling the team to succeed
• You are comfortable using AI tools and have a point of view on how AI can improve engineering effectiveness
• You value healthy disagreement, clear ownership, accountability, and an inclusive environment where people can do their best work

Benefits

• Equity
• Health insurance
• Six month paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly meal allowance
• 23 paid days off
• 13 paid flexible holidays
• Flexibility to work where you work best within the North America region in which Spotify has a work location

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