Senior Applied Research Engineer - Media Quality

Spotify

London, United Kingdom
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On-site
Deep research expertise in audio and video
Strong engineering skills for media pipelines
Experience with backend ingestion and encoding
The role involves advancing how the company understands, evaluates, and improves media experiences across platforms

Job Summary

  • The role involves advancing how the company understands, evaluates, and improves media experiences across platforms.
  • You will work across the full media pipeline from backend processing to frontend playback solving product problems with research discipline.
  • The team builds applied solutions that improve how audio and video experiences perform across Spotify.

Matching Summary

The role involves advancing how the company understands, evaluates, and improves media experiences across platforms.

Salary

Not specified; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Deep research expertise in audio and video
  • Strong engineering skills for media pipelines
  • Experience with backend ingestion and encoding
  • Frontend playback and synchronization knowledge
  • Structured experimentation and metrics design

Nice-to-have

  • Insight into human behavior and design
  • Ability to craft intuitive user experiences
  • Scalable capability development skills
  • Cross-platform integration experience

Key Requirements

  • Senior level applied research engineering background
  • Proven track record in audio/video technology
  • Experience in production environment problem solving

Work Rights

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