Director, Machine Learning Engineering - Surfaces Foundation

Spotify

London, United Kingdom
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On-site
Machine learning engineering leadership
Recommendation system architecture
Ai-driven personalization strategy
This role leads a team responsible for building the systems that power personalized recommendations for hundreds of millions of listeners

Job Summary

  • This role leads a team responsible for building the systems that power personalized recommendations for hundreds of millions of listeners.
  • The position sits at the intersection of machine learning infrastructure and product experience, shaping how AI evolves across every Spotify surface.
  • You will help teams move faster while maintaining a strong, shared foundation for targeting, configuration, serving, and evaluation.

Matching Summary

This role leads a team responsible for building the systems that power personalized recommendations for hundreds of millions of listeners.

Salary

Not specified; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Machine Learning Engineering leadership
  • Recommendation system architecture
  • AI-driven personalization strategy
  • ML infrastructure scaling
  • Team management and mentorship

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with high-scale distributed systems
  • Strong product sense for consumer apps
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Background in evaluation frameworks

Key Requirements

  • Director-level experience in Machine Learning Engineering
  • Proven track record leading engineering teams
  • Deep expertise in recommendation systems

Work Rights

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