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> What are all these people doing?! Ensuring Spotify can smoothly operate globally
by lijok 3y ago
> What are all these people doing?!
Ensuring Spotify can smoothly operate globally
- pdimitar 3y agoI can accept that... if it's said how exactly.
- lijok 3y agoAm I understanding correctly that you're looking for a HN poster to explain to you the complexities involved in maintaining compliance, legal and licensing for a globally distributed service, just so you can decide whether or not to be outraged by the size of Spotify's staff count?
- pdimitar 3y agoI am not outraged. I am baffled. And yes, if somebody is willing to give a bit more details, they can be informative (and a few people already did).
- robin_reala 3y agoHere’s just one example of where Spotify didn’t actually have enough staff to understand the legal requirements of one single product decision: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24764371 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24764371
- pdimitar 3y agoPretty enlightening, thank you.
- lijok 3y agoYou can start by looking through their job board throughout time to understand the kinds of positions a company like Spotify need to fill in order to operate globally: https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://www.lifeatspotify.com/jobs https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://www.life...
- objclxt 3y ago> I can accept that... if it's said how exactly. You are assuming that Spotify is just the consumer facing app, but it's not. It's far more. You've got all the bits of Spotify you don't see. Like: * Apps and interfaces for labels to ingest their music * Reporting and billing so all those labels get paid * An ad platform to service free-tier users * Embedded systems. Did you know Spotify has a commercial hardware division to integrate Spotify onto smart speakers and devices? The surface is huge.