Engineering Manager – Messaging Platform & Tooling

What You'll Do

Lead and support the Selection engineering team, focusing on growth, performance, and creating an environment where engineers can do their best work

Partner with Product, Data Science, and ML Engineering to define and deliver the technical roadmap for Selection

Guide the evolution of Selection from a rules-based system to a more advanced, signal-driven and ML-informed decision engine

Deliver platform capabilities that directly impact user engagement, retention, and conversion across Spotify

Collaborate across squads and domains to ensure seamless integration and alignment across the Subscriptions mission

Represent Selection in planning, strategy discussions, and initiative scoping tied to high-impact business goals

Balance speed, scalability, and reliability while navigating complex platform trade-offs that affect millions of users

Contribute to the broader engineering culture through hiring, architecture discussions, and cross-team collaboration

Who You Are

You have 3+ years of experience managing software engineers and have supported teams through growth and delivery

You bring a strong sense of ownership and think beyond execution to understand impact, trade-offs, and long-term direction

You have experience working with complex systems such as distributed systems, real-time pipelines, or platform infrastructure

You care deeply about people and create an environment built on trust, clarity, and continuous development

You communicate clearly and effectively with engineers, cross-functional partners, and senior stakeholders

You are comfortable engaging in technical discussions and asking thoughtful, probing questions

You approach ambiguity with curiosity and are energized by building in evolving and high-impact environments

You value collaboration and contribute to an inclusive, supportive team culture

Where You'll Be

This role is based in New York

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.