Engineering Manager - Music

Spotify is hiring an Engineering Manager for its Rights Systems team to lead a 7–8 engineer squad building RightsDB, a central database for copyright and rightsholder data. The role involves mentoring the team, setting technical strategy, coordinating with product, design, legal, and rights operations, and ensuring reliable delivery of features such as a Publishing Deny List and UGC rights ingestion. The manager will also oversee platform operations, performance, security, and incident response while fostering an inclusive, growth‑oriented culture. The position is remote, based in North America, and requires at least one year of team management and five years of engineering experience.

Key details

• Manages a 7–8 engineer team developing RightsDB
• Coordinates with product, design, legal, and rights operations
• Oversees platform performance, security, and incident response
• Requires 1+ year of team management and 5+ years of engineering experience
• Remote role based in North America