Backend Engineer - User Fraud

📋 Description

• Build, deploy, and operate backend (Java) services that mitigate fraud and abuse at scale
• Collaborate with data engineers using Spotify’s data tech stack (Scala, Scio, Dataflow)
• Evolve a distributed mitigation platform used by internal fraud detection teams
• Design APIs, workflows, and system safeguards that protect legitimate users while reducing attacker impact
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and observability using metrics, logs, and tracing
• Partner with engineering teams across Europe and the US to integrate mitigation capabilities into broader systems

🎯 Requirements

• You have 2+ years of experience designing, building, and operating backend services in production environments
• You are experienced with APIs, distributed systems, and service-to-service communication
• Strong data modeling and SQL and/or NoSQL experience
• You care about system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
• You use metrics, logging, and monitoring to understand and improve system behavior
• You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

🎁 Benefits

• Hybrid work in Stockholm with remote options
• Inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace with accommodations available
• Flexible schedule and collaboration across Europe