Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization

Spotify is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization for a remote role open to applicants in United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this 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.

Growlithe is a fast-moving squad within Spotify's Conversation Product Area, focused on bringing emerging Search and agentic experiences to life. We explore, define, build, validate, and optimize new ideas to help listeners discover the content they love. Our work spans personalized Search, music video discovery and ranking, audiobook Search expansion, and the foundations of more social Search experiences.

We're looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to help shape the next generation of Search at Spotify. You'll work at the intersection of machine learning, personalization, and product development, turning complex challenges into intuitive discovery experiences for millions of listeners.

How we rate this

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization at Spotify rates 87 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization is an open job at Spotify.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in New York, NY and is marked remote.
The job was posted on October 14, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Spotify. Apply on Spotify

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Pay

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