Spotify
Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise AI
New York, NY · Senior
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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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$1,141 more — $165,589 — moves this role to Level III and 3 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 $165,589 would place this position at wage Level III. 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
- We're helping evolve AI tooling into reliable infrastructure that teams can use in their day-to-day work.
- There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
- These ranges may be modified in the future.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate secure enterprise AI platform capabilities that connect AI models, agents, tools, and Spotify's internal systems.
- Own major workstreams across our enterprise AI infrastructure, including our Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway and enterprise context capabilities, from technical design through launch and operation.
- Build reliable backend services, APIs, and integrations that enable AI-powered experiences across Spotify's digital workplace.
- Help develop scalable approaches to AI governance, including identity-aware access, permissions, auditing, policy enforcement, and managing risks associated with third-party AI-enabled tools.
- Design, build, test, and evaluate agentic systems and workflows that help Spotifiers access information and accomplish tasks effectively.
- Take operational ownership of the services and components you build, balancing speed, reliability, security, and long-term maintainability.
- Partner with engineers and stakeholders across Spotify to identify opportunities, make thoughtful technical tradeoffs, and turn emerging AI needs into scalable platform capabilities.
- You care about operational ownership and building dependable infrastructure that other teams and employees can rely on.
Requirements
- You are experienced with backend languages such as Python, Go, or similar and are comfortable designing APIs and integrations across complex systems.
- You have experience with identity and authentication concepts and technologies such as OAuth, SAML, or SCIM.
- You have experience working with cloud infrastructure
- familiarity with Google Cloud Platform is valuable.
- You are comfortable navigating ambiguity, creating clarity, and independently making thoughtful technical tradeoffs.
- 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
- The United States base range for this position is $164,448–$234,926 USD, plus equity.
Benefits
- You enjoy experimentation, iteration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning in a collaborative engineering environment.
Company info
- Spanning many disciplines, we work to make the business work; creating the infrastructure, tooling, frameworks, and capabilities needed to welcome a billion customers.
- Where You'll Be - This role is based in New York. - We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best!
- At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone.
This listing is sourced directly from Spotify's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.