Mobile 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 Mobile Engineering (Android/iOS) Interns to join our team of hardworking engineers this summer. In this role, you will assist in building an application that millions of people interact with every day to discover and listen to music. You will help implement new features, improve performance, and build beautiful user interfaces. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio.



What you'll do

 
Collaborate with an autonomous team of developers, designers, and product owners to define, architect and deliver new features
 
Implement solutions within our Android or iOS client codebases, adhering to Android/iOS development best practices
 
Write clear, maintainable code that will scale across a number of projects and distributed development teams
 
Join dozens of other developers and help to shape the direction of Mobile development at Spotify



Who you are

 
You are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree or a bootcamp certification in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or a related field of study, and have a graduation year of 2024
 
You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country/region where this role is based that will extend from June to August 2023
 
You have great communication skills and initiative to connect all of the dots and work with your peers
 
Have an understanding of modern Android and/or iOS development and dabbled in Android development tools or have experience with a few iOS frameworks
 
Know how to write readable, maintainable, performant object-oriented Java and/or Kotlin (Android), or Objective-C and Swift (iOS)
 
Have some experience in driving technical projects from beginning to end
 
Have built at least one app or have a project in the works that you can tell us about



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 Americas region in which we have a work location.
 
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.
 
Working hours? We operate within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration. 



Our paid summer internships last for 10-13 weeks and start at the beginning of June. The last day to apply is March 1st, 2023 at 11 AM EST.


The United States hourly rate for this position is 33.00 USD (Undergraduate First Year & Sophomores), 42.00 USD (Undergraduate Juniors & Seniors), 49.00 USD (Masters) & 58.00 USD (PhD) per hour plus a one time intern stipend of 2,253 USD. This position is overtime eligible. These rates 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.


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.