Summary
Edwin Van Beinum is an engineering manager with 14 years of software experience and 5 years leading teams at Spotify, currently managing a 7-engineer team for Spotify for Creators in New York. He combines hands-on product engineering (9 years as an IC across web and iOS, shipping Spotify’s first Swift app) with pragmatic, servant leadership that focuses on high-trust teams and measurable impact. His recent work grew video podcasting from zero to ~27K creators and 26.4M monthly watched hours in 15 months, drove a platform migration that saved over $1M annually, and halved support resolution time through tooling and SLA-driven processes. Known for navigating multiple technology transitions and unifying diverse teams, he hires for retention and coaches engineers to rapid promotion. He values humor, honesty and integrity, and has little patience for politics—preferring to get things done.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
1st class honours BSc, Computer Science, 1st class honours BSc, Computer Science at University of Essex