Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Zeitgeist, Personalization
At a glance
Highlights
- Equity included
- Comprehensive benefits
- Parental leave
- Flexible holidays
Why this role might suit you
The position enables work on large language models that drive real‑time cultural insights, competitive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Skills
About the role
The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music, podcasts, and listeners better than anyone else and by leveraging the latest in Generative AI. Join us and you’ll give millions of listeners great music and talk experiences, personalized to each and every one of them. The AI Foundation team within Personalization provides the state-of-the-art foundational data and tech with which we are inventing and shipping new interactive, personalized listening experiences. This is a team of about a hundred AI/ML Engineers, Applied Research Scientists, Product Managers, and domain experts. You’ll join the Zeitgeist squad within the AI Foundation team. We focus on building the systems and models that help Spotify understand culture in real time—what’s trending, why it matters, and how it shapes listening. You’ll leverage large language models and agentic workflows, and work closely with engineers, data scientists, and product partners to turn signals into meaningful user experiences. This is an exciting mix of platform-level content understanding and experience-level user presentation.
The United States base range for this position is $184,050- $262,928 plus equity. 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, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
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.
Compensation
This Machine Learning Engineer role pays $184k-$263k/yr. Within typical range for machine learning engineer roles in United States.
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