Build scalable authorization systems as a Senior Backend Engineer with Spotify in Toronto, combining Java expertise with versatile 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.

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