Staff Cloud Engineer, Security

Spotify is hiring a Staff Cloud Engineer, Security to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Staff Cloud Engineer, Security, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — USA). 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 • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil What we offer: • Paid parental leave • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Annual learning and professional development budget 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 • On-call and incident response experience • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Strong troubleshooting skills Nice to have: • A growth mindset and eagerness to keep learning • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear)