Engineering Manager - Experimentation
Spotify · Stockholm, SE
full-timelead (7-15 yrs)Posted 201d ago
Engineering LeadershipM1ManagementHybrid (3d)
StackDistributed SystemsSaaSData WarehousesData ProcessingAgileA/B TestingExperimentation PlatformsAI ToolingPeople ManagementTechnical StrategyCoachingSystem Design
Summary
Engineering Manager role at Spotify leading a distributed European team building Confidence, Spotify's internal and commercial SaaS experimentation platform. Responsible for people management, technical strategy, and high-quality delivery of a product used across thousands of A/B tests annually.
About the role
Think it, build it, ship it, tweak it" is at the core of Spotify's product development approach. In the Experimentation product area we are providing Spotify and external customers with Confidence, our platform to quickly and safely iterate through ideas, learn from them and make informed decisions for better products.
At Spotify, experimentation touches almost all of our functions from marketing via content management to consumer products, and we’re running several thousands of tests every year. Through confidence, we 're sharing all our findings and practices with more companies as a commercial SaaS product.
The team you will manage is a skilled and highly engaged group of engineers that are distributed over Europe. As an Engineering manager, you coach them individually and as a team, maintaining their strong team culture and helping them thrive and and grow. Your technical experience provides mentorship and guidelines to the team, which ensures quality and timeliness of your deliveries. Your leadership promotes creativity, collaboration and courage, which forms a kind and productive team with a high bar for quality and pace of delivery.
What You'll Do
Who You Are
Where You'll Be
What you'll do
1Hire, coach, and develop the careers of a team of engineers
2Be responsible for high-quality, timely product deliveries
3Partner with product managers on prioritization and product vision
4Support engineering team and collaborate with Staff Engineers to formulate technical strategy
5Perform hands-on engineering work periodically
6Maintain and strengthen team culture for a distributed European team
7Drive creativity, collaboration, and high delivery standards
Requirements
■People management experience with a track record of coaching and growing engineers in an agile environment
■Hands-on background as a senior IC in distributed systems engineering, capable of contributing technically when needed
■Experience with data warehouses and large-scale data processing systems
■Proven track record delivering commercial SaaS products, including taking features from zero to one
■Ability to partner with Staff Engineers and Product Managers to define and execute technical strategy
Nice to have
■Experimentation or A/B testing platform knowledge
■AI tooling fluency
■Leadership of geographically distributed engineering teams
■Engineering culture building in high-growth environments
Role overview
Role family
Engineering Leadership
Level
M1 — other
Experience
7–15 years
Type
Management
Remote policy
Hybrid (3 days)
Visa sponsorship
Not offered
Tech stack analysis
DATABASES
Data Warehouses (general)
TOOLS
Experimentation/A/B Testing PlatformsAI Tooling (general)
Salary estimate
€120K – €170K
AI-estimated salary range
Confidence55%
Reasoning
Salary not disclosed. Spotify is a top-tier tech employer headquartered in Stockholm. Engineering Manager roles at comparable European tech companies (Stockholm market) typically range from ~120,000–170,000 EUR annually in base salary. Spotify is known for competitive total compensation packages that may include equity and bonuses, which could push total comp meaningfully higher, but base estimates are uncertain without disclosure.
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5 items■Strong emphasis on engineering culture, psychological safety ('kind and productive team'), and individual growth — signals a mature people-first management philosophy.culture
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JD quality
7/10
Urgency
medium
Autonomy
high
Team size
small (2-5)
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PRORounds
5
Duration
4 wks
Difficulty
hard
Take-home
No
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Spotify
www.spotify.comSpotify is the world's most popular audio streaming platform with over 640 million users, including 250 million premium subscribers, across 180+ markets. It offers the largest catalog of music, podcasts, and audiobooks, powered by personalization algorithms that deliver billions of tailored recommendations daily.
HQStockholm, Sweden
Interview difficultyhard
Build vs Maintainboth
Cross-functionalYes
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