C++ Engineer

Who you are

• You have strong C++ development skills and are comfortable working on production software with a large user base
• You have experience navigating complex codebases that span multiple programming languages, technologies, and systems
• You’re comfortable taking ownership of systems through development, maintenance, and continuous improvement
• You enjoy solving complex technical problems and can work through ambiguity to find practical solutions
• You’re curious about how things work and motivated to learn new technologies, platforms, and areas of the codebase
• You collaborate effectively across teams and communicate your thinking clearly
• You’re comfortable working with colleagues across a fully distributed team

What the job involves

• The Desktop Natives squad, part of the Platform & Partner Experience (PPX) Studio, builds and maintains the native layer of the Spotify Desktop app across Windows, macOS, and Linux
• We work across the systems outside the shared UI layer, from packaging and delivery to operating system integrations, backend services, release tooling, and the native C++ desktop shell that brings together Client-Core, Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF), and Spotify’s Web Player. Our work sits at the intersection of systems engineering, performance, and user experience, helping Spotify feel seamless and truly native on desktop
• Contribute to and maintain Spotify’s Desktop C++ application across macOS and Windows
• Develop native container capabilities that enable UI teams to build new experiences and take advantage of evolving platform capabilities
• Improve platform systems, CI configurations, build pipelines, packaging, and application delivery
• Develop and maintain backend services supporting content delivery, update infrastructure, and release tooling
• Build and improve operating system integrations, including features that connect Spotify with partner platforms
• Collaborate with external partners such as Microsoft to make use of the latest platform capabilities
• Contribute to cutting-edge work exploring AI agent integrations within the Spotify Desktop experience
• Work closely with a distributed group of engineers and partners to solve complex problems across systems, platforms, and technologies

Benefits

• Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
• Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
• Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
• All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
• Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs