Spotify’s New Podcast API: From Design to Launch
This week, we launched our podcasts API. This means that our new API is now open to third-party developers! Third-party apps can now connect to Spotify and manage a user’s podcast library, search our...
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My Beat: Stefan Ålund
Meet some of our busy engineers, product managers and technical team members – who are working from home at the moment, but still have plenty of big projects in the pipeline. Stefan works as a Senior...
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When should I write an Architecture Decision Record?
tl;dr Have you made a significant decision that impacts how engineers write software? Write an ADR! An Architecture Decision Record (ADR) is a document that captures a decision, including the context...
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Reach for the Top: How Spotify Built Shortcuts in Just Six Months
The launch of Shortcuts, which now appears at the top of Spotify Home, is an important step forward in how listeners experience their favorite music and podcasts. Engineering Manager, Damien Tardieu,...
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Introducing the Spotify Podcast Dataset and TREC Challenge 2020
Podcasts are exploding in popularity. Since 2015, we’ve added hundreds of thousands of shows, and users are listening more and more. With the additions of acquisitions including Gimlet and Parcast, we...
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My Beat: Ann Clifton
Meet some of our busy engineers, product managers and technical team members – who are working from home at the moment, but still have plenty of big projects in the pipeline. Ann is a Senior Research...
View ArticleHow We Use Backstage at Spotify
Backstage is Spotify’s homegrown developer portal. We’ve been using it internally for years, but only recently released the open source version. You can read more about what Backstage does, and our...
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How We Gave Superpowers to Our macOS CI
Discover how we shortened the feedback loop of pre-merge verification checks for our iOS applications by up to 75%. Who doesn’t love a continuous integration system that is stable, fast, reliable and...
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My Beat: Alia Rose Connor
Meet some of our busy engineers, product managers and technical team members – who are working from home at the moment, but still have plenty of big projects in the pipeline. Alia works as an Agile...
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Spotify Modernizes Client-Side Architecture to Accelerate Service on All Devices
Engineer Carl Engström explains how lifting the 10,000 limit on Liked Songs enabled his team to address a much deeper issue and improve the listening experience of end users, whatever their device or...
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