At a Glance
- Tasks: Protect Spotify's platform security for over 700 million users and collaborate on innovative engineering initiatives.
- Company: Join Spotify, a leader in music streaming with a focus on security and inclusivity.
- Benefits: Flexible work options, competitive salary, and a culture that values diversity and collaboration.
- Other info: Work from London or Stockholm with opportunities for professional growth and learning.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on security while working with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in security engineering, coding skills, and expertise in AI/ML systems.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Security engineers at Spotify help protect the security of our platform and the experience of more than 700 million users around the world. We're looking for an experienced engineer to join us in securing some of Spotify’s most important engineering initiatives. You'll work across product and infrastructure security, partnering with autonomous development and platform teams to build secure systems at scale. We value curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to both teach and learn from others.
What You'll Do:
- Champion and contribute to the development and implementation of security best practices, standards, and automated tooling for secure development and deployment across Spotify’s infrastructure and platforms, including AI-driven development.
- Partner closely with teams across the company to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle, from ideation and design through deployment and monitoring.
- Consult, educate, and advocate for practical security approaches with groups of varying sizes, disciplines, and experience levels.
- Drive cross-disciplinary initiatives that improve the security of Spotify’s engineering ecosystem and the products we build.
- Conduct threat modeling, security reviews, and risk assessments across Spotify’s diverse range of generative AI and non-AI systems and platforms.
- Evaluate, prototype, and integrate security solutions and tools that improve security outcomes and developer experience at scale.
- Stay current with the rapidly evolving landscape of AI security threats, academic research, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies relevant to Spotify’s scale and domain.
- Contribute to security incident response activities involving Spotify platforms and systems, helping strengthen our detection, response, and remediation capabilities.
Who You Are:
- You have 3+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering or a related technical field.
- You are comfortable writing code to integrate security tools and automate workflows using modern software development practices.
- You have expertise in one or more domains such as backend development, AI/ML systems, distributed computing, CI/CD platforms, cloud infrastructure, or developer platforms.
- You have a strong foundation in security concepts including cryptography, threat modeling, secure design, and software security.
- You are comfortable working with diverse stakeholders and communicating security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- You have experience working in agile environments and can adapt quickly to changing priorities and evolving challenges.
- You can read and write code in one or more languages such as Java, Python, Scala, C++, or TypeScript.
- You have experience applying generative AI tools to security and software engineering challenges.
- You have a strong understanding of common security risks, attack vectors, and vulnerabilities relevant to AI and machine learning systems, and how to mitigate them.
- You have experience integrating security tooling into large-scale production environments.
- You are familiar with modern agentic AI frameworks and emerging AI development patterns.
- You care about building secure systems while enabling engineers to move quickly and confidently.
Where You'll Be:
This role is based in London, United Kingdom or Stockholm, Sweden. We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in‑person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
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!
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
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At Spotify, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning. Our London and Stockholm offices provide a flexible environment where security engineers can thrive, contributing to innovative projects while enjoying opportunities for professional growth and development. With a commitment to inclusivity and support for all employees, we ensure that every voice is heard and valued, making Spotify not just a workplace, but a community dedicated to revolutionising the way the world listens.