Build scalable authorization systems as a Senior Backend Engineer with Spotify in Toronto, combining Java expertise with adaptable work from home.
Within Spotify’s Platform team, the Authorization team develops permissioning systems supporting creators and teams across Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks. This senior role focuses on backend services, distributed systems, relational databases, and platform architecture. You will help evolve foundational capabilities used across Spotify.
Key Responsibilities: Design and operate scalable authorization and permissioning backend services
Own critical systems serving creators, teams, agents, and partners
Evolve architecture for reliability, performance, security, and growth
Improve creator access to content, profiles, and teams




Collaborate across product, frontend, data, and engineering teams
Requirements: Deep experience designing and operating backend services
Strong Java or comparable backend technology knowledge
Experience with high-scale, distributed, business-critical systems
Relational database performance optimization and tuning experience
Ability to reason about APIs, dependencies, architecture, and data flows
Apply backend engineering leadership, Java knowledge, and systems thinking to Spotify’s authorization platform in Toronto.

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📌 Senior Backend Authorization Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 Spotify
📍 Ontario