Spotify for Authors (SFA) is the creator platform for the audiobook industry — a web application that gives publishers, authors, and narrators tools to manage their catalog, track performance, and distribute content on Spotify. We're scaling toward 100,000 users across a React/TypeScript frontend, Java backend services, and data pipelines that feed into Spotify's broader audiobook ecosystem.SFA connects to Spotify's highest-priority bets: expanding audiobook access, building content creation tools, and shaping discovery surfaces. We operate with a 'short toes' philosophy — contribution has no borders, quality is shared, and we use modern tools (including AI) to reduce toil and amplify creativity.What You'll DoBackend focused experience with hands-on frontend experience. Build and evolve features end-to-end across a React/TypeScript frontend and Java backend services that power the SFA platform at scaleUse AI-assisted development tools as a core part of your workflow for code generation, automated testing, and AI-powered code reviewHelp your squad build effective AI-assisted practicesSolve scalability, reliability, and performance challenges as SFA grows toward 100K usersCollaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to ship impactful experiences for audiobook creatorsAuthor and collaborate on technical RFCs to document approaches and architectural trade-offsContribute to technical direction and help shape how we build within the SFA product areaSupport and grow the team through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and thoughtful communicationWho You AreYou have strong experience building web applications across the stack. Typescript and Java knowledge preferred.T-shaped: deep in your specialty, intensely curious about the rest.You think product-first while building tech solutionsYou're comfortable designing and operating distributed systems and microservices architecturesYou actively use AI tools (agents, code assistants, AI-powered reviews, generative prototyping) in your daily workYou break ambiguous problems into clear, executable milestones and bias toward shippingYou're comfortable with modern infrastructure practices (CI/CD, containers, cloud platforms) and care about observabilityYou have excellent communication skills and default to over-communication in a distributed teamWhere You'll BeDistributed workforce, EU region. We collaborate across European and Eastern US time zonesSpotify 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.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.