Backend Engineer, Music

Spotify•New York, NY

7d•Remote

About The Position

In the Music Mission, we build the tools and services that enable creators to express themselves, promote their work, and connect with fans. Discovery Mode is a key promotional tool that helps artists, labels, and licensors grow their audience while maintaining a high-quality listener experience. You’ll join the Bonfire team, where we focus on building the entire end-to-end campaign booking experience, from intuitive frontend interfaces to the backend services that power them. As a member of the Bonfire team, you’ll own the full lifecycle of campaign management tools, ensuring that the flow—from the first click to the final execution—is seamless, reliable, and scalable.

Requirements

You have experience developing backend systems using Java
You know how to design APIs and work with service-based architectures
You write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
You care about performance, scalability, and system reliability
You enjoy working collaboratively in cross-functional teams
You are curious, proactive, and motivated to learn and grow
You have experience contributing to production systems
You are driven to leverage AI to improve our systems, and eager to find practical ways to apply it

Responsibilities

Build backend services that power campaign booking and management flows
Design and develop APIs that support campaign creation and execution
Work closely with product and design to bring new features to life
Improve system scalability, performance, and reliability
Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture through code reviews and knowledge sharing
Help evolve our architecture as we grow and scale