Summer Internship, Backend/Data Engineer

Spotify is looking for Data/Backend Engineering Interns to join us this Summer. You will build data driven solutions to bring audio and digital media experiences to our millions of active users and artists either by working directly on product features, publishing and insight tools for artists, or by improving the quality of our data tools and large scale data infrastructure. You will take on complex data-related problems using some of the most diverse datasets available — user behaviors, acoustical analysis, revenue streams, cultural and contextual data, and other signals across our broad range of mobile and connected platforms. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio.

What you'll do

• Build large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines with data processing frameworks like Scalding, Scio, Storm, Spark and the Google Cloud Platform.
• Leverage best practices in continuous integration and delivery.
• Help drive optimization, testing and tooling to improve data quality.
• Collaborate with other engineers, ML experts and stakeholders, taking learning opportunities that will arise every single day.
• Work in cross functional agile teams to continuously experiment, iterate and deliver on new product objectives.

Who you are

• You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or a bootcamp certification in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or a related field of study.
• You have a graduation date of 2022 or 2023
• You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2022
• You’ve dabbled in high volume data, preferably with distributed systems such as Hadoop, BigTable, and Cassandra.
• You know how to write distributed, high-volume services in Java or Scala.
• You’ve had exposure to data modeling, data access, and data storage techniques.
• You have an interest in agile software processes, data-driven development, reliability, and responsible experimentation.
• You understand the value of collaboration within teams.

Where you'll be

• We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
• Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location.
• Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.
• Working hours? We operate within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration.

Our paid summer internships last for 10-13 weeks and start at the beginning of June. The last day to apply is January 5th, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. 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. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users.
This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.