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Research Scientist - Personalization

Spotify· Data and Analytics – Personalization
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New York, NY$133.2k - $190.3kPermanentPosted 4w ago

About the role

Research Scientist focused on machine learning and AI to advance personalization at Spotify, including large-scale foundation models, generative AI, and post-training methods, with collaboration across teams to translate research into product opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct original research in machine learning and AI, with a focus on large-scale foundation models, generative AI, and post-training methods, including reinforcement learning.
  • Develop novel methodologies, models, and evaluation frameworks to advance personalization systems.
  • Design and execute rigorous experiments to explore new ideas and validate research hypotheses.
  • Contribute to the scientific community through publications, talks, and conference participation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate research insights into long-term product opportunities.
  • Help define and evolve a forward-looking research agenda aligned with Spotify’s personalization strategy.
  • Mentor others and contribute to a strong, curious, and collaborative research culture.

Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in machine learning, AI, or a related field, or equivalent research experience.
  • Demonstrated expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence through peer-reviewed publications at conferences such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, KDD, or RecSys.
  • Deep knowledge of machine learning with hands-on experience in post-training and reinforcement learning for large models, reward design, large-scale distributed training, or evaluation of model behavior.
  • Experience in designing experiments and working with real-world datasets to validate research ideas.
  • Interest in advancing understanding of user behavior and improving experiences across music and talk content.
  • Curiosity, creativity, and a thoughtful approach to solving complex, open-ended problems.
  • Value collaboration and actively seek diverse perspectives in work.

Skills

Required:Machine learningExperiment design

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Six month paid parental leave
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Monthly meal allowance
  • 23 paid days off
  • 13 paid flexible holidays
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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