Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization

spotifyยท Personalization
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๐Ÿ“ New York, NYPermanent

About 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.


Surfaces Moments is a ML team within the Personalization Mission focused on creating moment-based experiences across Spotify surfaces. The team owns and evolves the experiences that help listeners quickly connect with the content that matters most to them, including the Home Shortcuts experience and the underlying intelligence that powers it. By combining cutting-edge machine learning, recommendation systems, and product thinking, the team delivers highly relevant, personalized experiences to millions of listeners around the world.


As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will help shape the future of personalized discovery and engagement at Spotify. You'll work at the intersection of recommendation systems, large language models, and production-scale machine learning infrastructure to build experiences that delight users and drive meaningful impact. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking models from research to production, driving technical direction in ambiguous problem spaces, and solving complex personalization challenges at global scale.

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This Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization role at spotify is based in New York, NY. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization role at spotify full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Permanent position. It is posted as a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization role in the Personalization department at spotify.
Which team or department does the Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization at spotify belong to?
This Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization position is part of the Personalization department at spotify. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization job at spotify posted?
This Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization position at spotify was posted on Jul 30, 2026. Apply as soon as possible โ€” early applications are often reviewed first.
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization
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