Director of Engineering - Content Platform (Catalog)

Lead and develop multiple engineering teams through engineering managers, supporting their growth and impact.
Own and drive the technical strategy for a critical platform domain, aligning it with broader company and platform goals.
Enable teams across Spotify to build product experiences efficiently by improving the underlying catalog systems.
Guide the evolution and modernization of complex legacy systems into scalable, reliable architecture.
Partner closely with product and cross-functional leaders to align priorities and drive execution.
Improve system reliability and reduce operational friction in workflows that directly impact content availability.
Identify and apply opportunities for automation and AI to improve data quality and engineering productivity.
Build an inclusive engineering culture where teams continuously improve how they work and deliver.
Develop and execute a long-term roadmap that balances immediate priorities with strategic investments.

Who You Are

You have experience leading engineering organizations through other leaders and scaling teams effectively.
You have worked on complex, data-intensive systems where accuracy, consistency, and reliability at scale are critical.
You bring strong system design and architectural decision-making experience in distributed systems.
You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and making thoughtful trade-offs in high-impact environments.
You have experience evolving legacy systems and guiding long-term platform transformations.
You influence effectively across engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
You have experience leading distributed teams and creating alignment across locations.
You communicate clearly and can explain complex technical topics to a range of audiences.
You are curious about how AI and automation can improve systems and workflows and apply that thinking pragmatically.
You care about building inclusive, collaborative environments where teams can grow and do their best work.