Spotify New Job Openings Indicate A Move To Web3 Technology

A few Spotify new job openings indicate the company is preparing to move into the Web3 space and according to the new vacancies, more experts could be joining the workforce so let’s read more in today’s latest crypto news.

The Spotify new job openings show the company is hiring Web-3 centric candidates to add to its workforce. The first vacancy is for a Senior Backend Engineer who will facilitate collaboration with the product, the insight, and design to uncover the next growth opportunity leveraging technologies such as web3. Spotify is also looking for a Senior Manager to form a part of the innovation and the market intelligence team.

The right candidate will have expert knowledge of the emerging trends especially when it comes to Web3 and the emerging technology industries. However, it’s still unclear what Spotify is planning in regards to specific crypto-related products and whether it will integrate NFTs on the platform. With Spotify making room for the crypto technologies, they will join a list of mainstream tech giants and will join the Web3 bandwagon. The Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also said that NFTs were coming to Instagram and Zuckerberg didn’t commit to a specific date but then pointed out that the users will be able to mint the NFTs on the platform in the upcoming months.

Meta is not the only brand that embraces NFTs, there are others that rushed to launch them including Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Charmin. There were also some waves of different partnerships between the gaming industry and Web3 technology. Galaxy Interactive, Alameda Research, Republic all joined forces on crypto gaming investments and established an investment consortium dubbed NG+. the gaming companies also started exploring new ways to incorporate crypto-based digital collectibles into their games. Ubisoft stood firm on its NFT ambitions despite the heavy gamer backlash.

Also, Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda championed blockchain gaming in a letter to the fans to kick-off 2022. Square Enix is the developer behind games like Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy.

As recently reported, The company put up a job offer for an Associate Director, Payments Strategy, and Innovation. The candidate will play a key role in navigating the company’s crypto payments through the crypto ecosystem. According to an official job opening that Spotify posted, the company said that the Director applicant will report to the Director of the same team and will play a key role in gaining a foothold into the world of crypto payments.