C++ Engineer

Delivering the best Spotify experience possible. To as many people as possible. In as many moments as possible. That’s what the Experience team is all about. We use our deep understanding of consumer expectations to enrich the lives of millions of our users all over the world, bringing the music and audio they love to the devices, apps and platforms they use every day.

We are looking for a C++ Engineer to Join the Band this summer. You will be working between the Player Restriction and Player Resumption squads on some of Spotify’s highly interesting and innovative features. Working with both teams allows you to work over the entire Spotify ecosystem, from Music to Podcasts to Audiobooks. You will get a chance to help build some cool new features to help further push Spotify as the leader in its industry. 

What you'll do

 
Complete tasks which require architectural code changes in Spotify ecosystem
 
Partner and collaborate with Senior Engineers and learn new design and coding patterns
 
Work on an independent project throughout the internship to build your knowledge of the tools and ways of working at Spotify
 
Track and resolve incoming bug tickets
 
Be a valued member of the Spotify-wide Engineering community affecting and driving our architecture across the company


Who you are

 
You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science and have a graduation date in 2024
 
You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2023
 
You have a keen interest in C++, bonus if also interested in Java
 
You have a basic understanding of Memory allocation (on the Heap vs. Stack)
 
You are interested in testing and the purpose of unit and integration testing
 
You enjoy collaborating with peers and doing pair programming on tasks


Where you'll be

 
We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
 
Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the EMEA region in which we have a work location and is within working hours.
 
Working hours? We operate within the Central European and GMT time zones for collaboration and ask that all be located that time zone.
 
Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.


Our paid summer internships last for 10-13 weeks and start at the beginning of June. The last day to apply is March 7th, 2023 at 12 PM CET.

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.

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.