Meet the Talented Tech Minds Building Spotify in London

18/04/2019

It's no secret that London is one of the most vibrant cities in the world, but with Spotify UK's move to a new office building this month, the conversation around London as an innovative tech epicenter has been growing. Spotify in London has to be part of Spotify globally, but also must embrace the individuality and uniqueness of London, says John Hayes, Director of Engineering. No matter where you are from, you'll find something going on in London that interests you and that you can learn from. There is a culture of top talent seeking the most interesting opportunities here.

Late last year, Spotify announced that London would become the location for the Swedish company's new tech hub. In the months since, Spotify has been busy building up a diverse and talented team of developers, data scientists, product managers and designers from around the world, people eager to add their stories to the company's ever-evolving narrative. We did a getting to know each other' exercise with the team, John says. To show where we were from, we all placed a pin on a map of the world. We had such a large mix of backgrounds that we ran out of pins and had to improvise with paperclips.

And that's just the beginning. We spend time bringing the right people into the company who want to change the industry from a personal perspective, John says. It's humbling to work with people who bring so many ideas from so many backgrounds.

Like London itself, our newest office reflects many different cultures and experiences, but is equally connected to Spotify tradition. We've even put our own spin on the fika break: Sweden's take on afternoon tea.

But who better to tell our story than London Spotifiers themselves? Below, meet a few of the many talented tech minds building out Spotify's engineering team in London.

Name: Madalina Sicoi

From: Romania

Title: Software Development Engineer

Madalina Sicoi

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