Lead Cloud Engineer, Security

Spotify is hiring a Lead Cloud Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead Cloud Engineer, Security, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (West Coast)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code What we offer: • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Flexible working hours across US time zones • Generous paid time off and company holidays How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Spotify is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Strong troubleshooting skills • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • On-call and incident response experience • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) Nice to have: • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear)