Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Home Surfaces

Spotify · AI/ML

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Full Time$227,495 - $324,993Posted Sep 10, 2026

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North America; Eastern Standard Time zone collaboration required — no hybrid days in this listing.

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Category
AI/ML
Employment type
Full Time
Experience level
Staff
Job salary
$227,495 - $324,993

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Original employer: SpotifySource ATS: SpotifyJob status: Active

Spotify is hiring a Staff ML Engineer to lead personalization and recommendation initiatives within their Home Surfaces team. The role is fully remote for candidates located within North America.

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will own the development of ML models and systems powering Spotify's Home feed and Shortcuts experience. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate large language models into production-scale recommendation systems, ensuring high reliability and performance for millions of global listeners.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Remote within North America
Salary range $227,495 - $324,993
Staff seniority level
Focus on recommendation systems and LLMs
Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

What You’ll Bring

8+ Years of experience building and deploying machine learning systems in production
Deep expertise in recommendation systems, ranking models, or personalization
Strong proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with PyTorch
Experience with large language model training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and optimization
Proficiency with distributed machine learning frameworks like Ray, FSDP, or HSDP
Experience building data pipelines using Flyte, Airflow, or BigQuery

What You’ll Get

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

About the Company

Spotify is a global audio streaming platform that connects millions of artists and listeners. The company focuses on personalization through innovative recommendation technology and machine learning.

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