Senior Applied Research Engineer - Media Quality

Spotify

London, United Kingdom
On-site
Deep research expertise in audio and video
Strong engineering skills across media pipeline
Experience with backend processing and encoding
The role involves advancing how Spotify understands, evaluates, and improves media experiences across all platforms

Job Summary

  • The role involves advancing how Spotify understands, evaluates, and improves media experiences across all platforms.
  • You will work across the full media pipeline from backend ingestion and encoding to frontend playback and synchronization.
  • The team builds applied solutions at the intersection of media quality, perception, and engineering to ensure consistent high-quality experiences.

Matching Summary

The role involves advancing how Spotify understands, evaluates, and improves media experiences across all platforms.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Deep research expertise in audio and video
  • Strong engineering skills across media pipeline
  • Experience with backend processing and encoding
  • Structured experiments and evidence-based decisions
  • Frontend playback and synchronization knowledge

Nice-to-have

  • Insight into human behavior and design
  • Ability to turn complexity into clarity
  • Scalable capabilities for millions of users
  • Cross-platform integration experience

Key Requirements

  • Senior level experience in applied research or engineering
  • Expertise in both audio and video technologies
  • Proven track record in production environment problem solving

Work Rights

Not specified

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