Powering Spotify's Audio Personalization Platform

Explore the intricate world of Spotify's audio personalization in this 40-minute conference talk from Strange Loop 2022. Dive into the complex ecosystem of machine learning models and tools that power recommendations for over 400 million users across 183 markets. Learn about the lifecycle of a song recommendation and the sophisticated software orchestrating various backend, data, and ML specialized libraries. Discover the challenges of creating a platform that trains hundreds of models daily and serves millions of predictions per second for 50+ teams building ML at Spotify. Gain insights into why many companies are developing similar tooling. Led by Josh Baer, Spotify's Machine Learning Platform Lead, this talk offers a unique glimpse into the technology behind one of the world's most popular music streaming services.