Spotify
Frontend Engineer - Music
New York, New York, USA · full-time
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$4,717 more — $137,717 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $137,717 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The team has grown from a single squad to three squads (approximately 29 engineers, designers, and product specialists) and continues to scale as a strategic investment area for Spotify over the next several years.
- This range encompasses multiple levels, and leveling is determined during the interview process based on relevant experience and interview performance.
- These ranges may be modified in the future.
Responsibilities
- We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.
- Comparable in scope to YouTube's Content ID, SRC is designed specifically for Spotify's ecosystem and plays an important role in supporting new formats like video and other emerging content types.
Requirements
- You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what's playing in your headphones.
Compensation
- There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home The United States base range for this position is $133,000 -$190,000 USD, plus equity.
Benefits
- There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home The United States base range for this position is $133,000 -$190,000 USD, plus equity.
- The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave.
Company info
- At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone.
- Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace.
Equal opportunity
- Spotify is an equal opportunity employer.
- equal opportunity employer.
This listing is sourced directly from Spotify's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.