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Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Personalization

Spotify — Audio streaming

New York, NY · Boston, MA Remote Manager Posted Jul 30, 2026
BackendAI/LLMML

About the role

The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them.

You'll join the Saturn squad within Sessions, part of Spotify's Personalization Mission. The team is focused on training and improving the machine learning models that rank and personalize some of Spotify's most-loved listening experiences, including Radio and Daily Mix. As part of Personalization's broader strategy, the team is also helping shape the future of generative recommendations by developing and adopting new approaches that leverage large language models, including fine-tuning models to improve the quality, relevance, and personalization of our playlists. As the Engineering Manager, you'll lead a talented team of machine learning, backend and data engineers while providing both technical direction and people leadership, helping the team deliver innovative ML capabilities that reach millions of listeners every day.

What the index says about this role

  • First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 6 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
  • No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 176 indexed Engineering Manager roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $238k and $309k, median $271k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from Spotify.
  • What Engineering Manager roles ask for — across 1,152 indexed openings: REST/APIs (43%), Backend (31%), Cloud (27%), AI/LLM (26%), ML (23%). This posting names Backend, AI/LLM, ML.
  • Spotify is hiring actively — 46 open roles indexed.

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