Spotify

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Policy & Safety

New York, NY · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$184k-$263kDetected 79 days ago

ScalaDistributed SystemsPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningPyTorchComplianceDesign Systems

About the role

That means turning complexity into clarity across hundreds of touchpoints-from our mobile and desktop apps to the smart speakers, TVs, cars, and integrations where Spotify shows up every day.
They're on the critical path for every new content type and social feature - including messaging, comments, and collaborative experiences - ensuring safety is built in from day one.
There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.

You care about building safe, responsible, and user-centric ML systems
We bring deep insight into human behavior, design, and technology to craft experiences that feel intuitive, expressive, and unmistakably Spotify.
The Policy & Safety team sits within Content Platform in the Experience Mission, building the systems that keep Spotify safe, compliant, and trusted by millions of users and creators.
This team owns Spotify's content moderation infrastructure - from detection models to policy enforcement systems and compliance data pipelines.

You are experienced with training, evaluating, and maintaining ML models using modern frameworks such as PyTorch
You are comfortable working across disciplines, partnering with legal, policy, and product stakeholders
You have experience leading technical projects and influencing direction within a team or product area
You have experience with distributed systems or backend technologies (e.g., Scala)

The United States base range for this position is $184,050 - $262,928 USD, plus equity.
These ranges may be modified in the future.

You have solid experience building and deploying machine learning systems in production environments at scale
You have a deep understanding of machine learning evaluation, including dataset design, metrics, and continuous improvement systems
Working at the intersection of machine learning, platform engineering, and regulatory compliance, the team partners closely with Trust & Safety, Legal, and Public Affairs.
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.

We design Spotify's consumer experience-end to end, moment to moment, across every screen, platform, and partner integration.
Our mission is to make listening feel effortless, personal, and joyful for billions of users around the world.

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