2025 Summer Internship, Product & Technology (New York City)

Spotify is looking for enthusiastic students with a passion for music and an ambition to go far. This isn't just any internship! Our paid internship program will give you the chance to gain in-depth knowledge of what it's like to be a Spotify employee as well as get the opportunity to see the technology side of a fast growing company! Our summer internships will last for approximately 10 weeks this summer and start in the beginning of June. 

Are you passionate about all things Software Engineering, Data Science and/or Design? So are we! We’re looking for interns to work on a wide range of domains, such as Backend, Web/Frontend, Full Stack, C++, Data, Machine Learning, Mobile (iOS/Android), Quality Assurance, Security, Data Science and Design. Opportunities span across a variety of teams - delivering the best tech architecture, or the most wonderful user experience.

As an Engineering Intern in one of these domains, you will help build various systems that power our application, scale highly distributed systems, and continuously improve our engineering practices. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio!

As a Data Science Intern, you will help turn terabytes of data into insights and get a deep understanding of music and listeners so that we can impact the strategy and direction of Spotify. You will study user behaviour, critical initiatives, markets, content, and new features and bring data and insights into every decision we make. Above all, your work will affect the way the world experiences audio.

As a Design Intern, you will help develop strategies based on insights of real people, master your craft to turn insights into appealingly designed products (both interactions and visuals), and encourage the organization by showing/prototyping what is possible before it is built. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio content.

This application represents multiple positions. When applying, please let us know which domain you’d have a preference for. 

• You'll be an integral member of our New York City Internship cohort in one of the following roles:

• Learn and interact with cross functional teams to tackle exciting and challenging problems for delivering various media worldwide.
• Be a member of the Spotify-wide developer community affecting and driving our architecture across the company 
• Help the team plan, design, and shape responsive solutions.
• Work in an environment that supports your individual learning and growth.

• Perform analyses on large sets of data to extract practical insights on the user experience that will help drive decisions across the business.
• Build dashboards, data pipelines, and recurring reporting results, empowering creative growth and business decision making.
• Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to key collaborators
• Work closely with cross-functional teams of analysts, product owners, marketers, designers, and others across the company who are passionate about Spotify’s success.
• Be a member of the Spotify-wide data-science community.

• Work on design projects across the entire product lifecycle. Let users lead the way. Our users inform where we are going. Our teams focus on listening to users and letting their needs guide us to the best solutions. It’s important for us to know we are solving for real people and not just the loudest voice in the room.
• Work with small multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and business folks to find elegant but practical solutions to craft challenges. You’ll supply ideas to develop the right product strategy. Together, you’ll tackle problems and come up with solutions that delight our users.
• Produce concepts and prototypes; knowing when to apply pixel-perfect attention to detail, and when to make low-fi sketches and prototypes. 

• You have skills in one of the following areas:

• You are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree, Master's degree, PhD or a bootcamp certification in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or a related field of study.
• You have previous coding experience, specially Java, Python, C++, TypeScript, Scala, Swift, and Kotlin or ML modelling.
• You are curious about domain and tech stack, and willing to work in a distributed team.
• You’ll have some knowledge of distributed systems, and be passionate about pairing programming practices and agile technologies.
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• You are pursuing a degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) or bootcamp certification in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or another similar quantitative subject area.
• You have strong interpersonal skills and comfort working with stakeholders across disciplines.
• You are passionate for numbers and the use of data to make decisions.
• You have experience using various analysis techniques, such as linear and logistic regression, significance testing, and statistical modeling.
• You have have familiarity with A/B testing methodologies.
• You have some experience of working with tools such as Python, R, SQL, as well as experience with data visualization tooling (Data Studio, Tableau, etc.).

• You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or a bootcamp certification in Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction or a related field of study.
• You have the communication skills to help set up frameworks and brainstorm initial design concepts.
• You are constantly looking to hone your design instinct through user feedback, whether through hands-on user research or by designing options for an A/B test.
• You have an online portfolio or PDF that you can share with us and have some projects that you can tell us about. 

• You have a graduation year date of 2025 or 2026.
• You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2025.
• You are available from June 9th to August 15th, 2025 to participate in the summer internship.

• This role will be in New York City.
• Our internship program has a lot to offer with in office events and networking opportunities. To allow you to be fully immersed in our program and make the most of your time with us, we ask that you come into the office 3 days a week.

The United States hourly rate for this position is $47 USD and is overtime eligible. These rates may be modified in the future. The role is eligible for select benefits such as Paid Public Holidays, and Learning and Development Trainings.

Our paid summer internships last for approximately 10 weeks and start at the beginning of June. The last day to apply is February 6th 2025 at 12 PM ET.  

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.