What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Manager - Subscriptions position at Spotify?
The Subscription team sits within the broader Subscriptions Mission, focused on helping users seamlessly access, manage, and get the most value from Spotify Premium. We build the systems and experiences that support acquisition, retention, and lifecycle management for millions of users worldwide.
Vantage is the team behind subscription management across Spotify’s web and mobile platforms. We build and operate the core systems that power how millions of Premium users manage and evolve their subscriptions every day. As part of the Freemium Funnel domain and the newly formed Account Management subdomain, we partner closely with Commerce and adjacent teams to create seamless, scalable, and reliable subscription experiences.
\n- Lead the technical direction for subscription management systems across backend, web, and mobile surfaces
- Be accountable for delivery outcomes, system health, and operational reliability at scale
- Shape the Account Management subdomain strategy and bring clarity to ownership boundaries across teams
- Drive architectural simplification to improve scalability, maintainability, and developer experience
- Influence technical direction across the Freemium Funnel domain through strong cross-team collaboration
- Build and grow a high-performing engineering team grounded in accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
- Balance short-term delivery with long-term platform sustainability and evolution
- You have experience leading teams that own complex, multi-surface platform systems across backend, web, and mobile
- You define and communicate clear technical direction, articulating trade-offs at a strategic level
- You bring strong architectural judgment and systems thinking to complex problem spaces
- You operate effectively in ambiguous environments and create clarity across overlapping domains
- You build empowered engineering teams and foster an environment where people can grow and take ownership
- You care deeply about system quality, scalability, and operational excellence
- You balance near-term execution with long-term architectural integrity
- This role is based in New York
- 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.
The United States base range for this position is 164,448–234,926 USD, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
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.