Summary
Josh Baer is a machine learning platform leader and Director of Product Management at Spotify with 12 years of experience building and scaling ML infrastructure. Based in New Jersey, he focuses on translating research-grade models into reliable, production-ready services and shaping product strategy for platform teams. His background blends technical depth and product leadership, informed by an MS from NYU and a BS from the University of Pittsburgh. Known for bridging data science and engineering, he prioritizes developer experience and observability to accelerate model delivery. A pragmatic collaborator, he brings a researcher’s rigor to product decisions and a taste for practical automation that reduces toil across ML workflows.
12 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MS), Master of Science (MS) at New York University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science (BS) at University of Pittsburgh