Performance Engineer

Join Spotify as a mid-level Performance Engineer and spend your days turning high-trust requirements into systems that quietly do their job. This mid-level role pairs a $84,000 - $115,000 salary with hands‑on ownership, a collaborative team, and clear opportunities to level up. Key Responsibilities Re-architect the technology flow so Goal Setting handles ten times Dallas's current load Translate technology compliance rules into Ruby on Rails guardrails baked into the build Chase down the Go integration that silently drops Spotify events at midnight Reach into legacy Kafka modules and leave them cleaner than you found them Turn Spotify's Rust on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something Own data integrity across Spotify's Linux stores so Dallas numbers never lie Refine and maintain microservices that support Spotify customers in Dallas, TX Tune database queries and schemas for high‑throughput Spotify workloads What You'll Bring Track record that proves you can feedback‑driven ship under deadline pressure A solid foundation in gRPC, refined over 4+ years A TX sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market Experience supporting cross‑functional teams in a mid‑level capacity Cross‑functional ease, from Kafka engineers to gRPC marketers Practical command of gRPC, with bonus points for Kafka Our team at Spotify is zero-bureaucracy, collaborative, and proud to call Dallas, TX home. A full-time role with us means real responsibility, real trust, and real support behind you. The offer rewards both ends, $84,000 - $115,000 for your gRPC today and mentorship for the mid-level leader you become tomorrow. Live right now in Dallas, TX, and reviewing newcomers daily. This full-time opening in Dallas is built for someone like you, so don't let it pass. #J-18808-Ljbffr