Backend Engineer

Spotify
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 110K

Job location

Remote
Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
API
Artificial Intelligence
Code Review
Distributed Systems
Data Flow Control
Fraud Prevention and Detection
NoSQL
Ruby on Rails
SQL Databases
Data Logging
Reliability of Systems
Backend
Front End Software Development
Microservices

Job description

Eraser is a distributed team of backend and data engineers across Europe. We build and operate a mitigation platform that detects and responds to fraudulent and abusive behavior at scale. Our primary partners are fraud detection teams, and we also collaborate across multiple missions to help keep Spotify safe and trusted.

What You'll Do

Build, deploy, and operate backend (Java) services that mitigate fraud and abuse at scale

Collaborate closely with data engineers and work with Spotify's data tech stack (Scala, Scio, Google Dataflow)

Evolve a distributed mitigation platform used by internal fraud detection teams

Design APIs, workflows, and system safeguards that protect legitimate users while reducing attacker impact

Improve system reliability, scalability, and observability using metrics, logs, and tracing

Partner with engineering teams across Europe and the US to integrate mitigation capabilities into broader systems

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Requirements

You have 2+ years of experience designing, building, and operating backend services in production environments

You are experienced with APIs, distributed systems, and service-to-service communication

You have a strong understanding of data modeling and working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases

You care about system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence

You use metrics, logging, and monitoring to understand and improve system behavior

You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

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About the company

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. Spotify 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. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service., Blockchain.com is connecting the world to the future of finance. As the most trusted and fastest-growing global crypto company, it helps millions of people worldwide safely access cryptocurrency. Since its inception in 2011, Blockchain.com has earned the trust of over 90..., Job Description About Us Every business needs to know who they're really working with whether it's suppliers, investors, partners, or third parties. At Xapien, we're reinventing how organisations do that, combining speed, scale and accuracy with cutting-edge AI. Since..., We are working with an exciting Series B company that is committed to empowering small and medium-sized businesses, helping them maintaining healthy cash flow, often complicated by the complexities of payment management. About Our Engineering Culture Customer-first focus:...

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