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Senior Software Engineer (low level Video Experience)

Spotify

Senior Software Engineer (low level Video Experience)

Spotify

London

·

On-site

·

Full-time

·

2w ago

Required Skills

C++

Video streaming

Adaptive bitrate selection

Video transcoding

We think this is a rare opportunity to be part of Spotify's groundbreaking journey as we evolve from an audio-first platform to also become a world-class video service. From offline playback to adaptive streaming with optimized video quality, you will be part of a team that defines how video will be consumed by hundreds of millions Spotify users.

Our next challenge is to move more of our pre-render video pipeline, things like decoding, timing, synchronization and adaptive streaming from higher-level native integrations down into a performant, portable C++ stack. By driving this space alongside our existing players, you will shape the APIs, abstractions, and optimizations that make video on Spotify seamless everywhere: across iOS, Android, desktop, and beyond.

We think you have many years of solid hands-on experience with video in code, from transcoding, streaming, demuxing, to adaptive bitrate selection and presentation of frames and audio samples. With that type of background this is a very good opportunity to expand your impact to help us at Spotify drive innovation in a space that's becoming increasingly vital to our growth. Joining us now will enable you to greatly influence our journey and make a lasting impact for the years to come.

You will be joining an environment with a lot of collaboration, innovation and cross-functional teams that deliver seamless, high-quality video experiences. Your role is to provide the right APIs and implementations to allow all of those teams to serve a first class video experience every time. If you are ready to make an impact and push the boundaries of video technology, we would like to get in touch!

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About Spotify

Spotify

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Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded in April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. As of December 2025, it was one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 751 million monthly active users comprising 290 million paying subscribers.

5,001-10,000

Employees

Stockholm

Headquarters

Reviews

4.0

25 reviews

Work Life Balance

4.2

Compensation

3.8

Culture

4.0

Career

3.9

Management

3.7

72%

Recommend to a Friend

Pros

Great company culture and amazing people

Supportive management and professional growth opportunities

Creative and innovative work environment

Cons

Job insecurity and recent layoffs

Management inconsistency and lack of transparency

Limited internal career mobility

Salary Ranges

3 data points

Junior/L3

Senior/L5

Staff/L6

Junior/L3 · Associate Data Scientist

0 reports

$142,458

total / year

Base

-

Stock

-

Bonus

-

$121,089

$163,827

Interview Experience

5 interviews

Difficulty

3.0

/ 5

Duration

14-28 weeks

Offer Rate

40%

Experience

Positive 40%

Neutral 60%

Negative 0%

Interview Process

1

Application Review

2

Recruiter Screen

3

Technical Phone Screen

4

Online Coding Round

5

Onsite/Virtual Interviews

6

Offer

Common Questions

Coding/Algorithm

Technical Knowledge

Behavioral/STAR

System Design

Culture Fit