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Spotify
About Spotify
Spotify's streaming service carries music, podcasts and audiobooks for more than 700 million users, paid and free, along with the tools artists and creators use to reach them. Within its Platform organization it is hiring two security engineers: one for the detection engineering squad in Detection and Response, based in New York, and one for Product Security, based in Toronto or New York. Both postings are marked as open to remote work.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 2 security openings at Spotify, 2 of which name a salary range.
Spotify security openings
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Security Engineer - Detection and Response (shows the role here)
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$132,948–$189,927,/yr
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Working at Spotify
Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon founded Spotify in Stockholm in 2006; the company, still headquartered there, has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SPOT since 2018. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
2 security roles open at the last read2 open roles at Spotify, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Full-time salaried engineering roles in New York or Toronto, remote work allowed.
Detection and response sits in New York, product security in Toronto or New York, and both postings allow remote work.
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Salaries at Spotify
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
The detection and response role is posted at $132,948 to $189,927 per year and the product security role at $103,321 to $147,602 per year (12 Nov 2026).
2 of its 2 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Spotify, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppSec | 1 | $103k–$148k/yr1 rate | $148k/yr |
| SecOps & IR | 1 | $133k–$190k/yr1 rate | $190k/yr |
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Spotify: common questions
What salary does Spotify offer security staff?
Stated per posting. The detection and response role is posted at $132,948 to $189,927 per year and the product security role at $103,321 to $147,602 per year (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Spotify?
Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon founded Spotify in Stockholm in 2006; the company, still headquartered there, has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SPOT since 2018.
What is it like to work in security at Spotify?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a software company, its in-house team protects its product, customers and staff.
What kind of employment are Spotify's security roles?
Full-time salaried engineering roles in New York or Toronto, remote work allowed.
Where are Spotify's security jobs based?
Detection and response sits in New York, product security in Toronto or New York, and both postings allow remote work.
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