“I feel like Spotify, as a company, is making an effort to make space for less well-represented cultures and demographics. “I’m a huge advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and for me, the theme of Making Space really pushed those buttons,” she said. So it was really cool that this year’s theme put accessibility at center stage, where it should be, and allowed the entire company to consider opportunities along those lines.”ĭawn James joined Spotify last year as a Senior Staff Engineer in London, and this was her first Hack Week with the company. I actually have a form of color blindness, and designers are often asking me questions about how things look. “Once I shifted my thinking, I really understood. It’s very easy to think about accessibility as this set of edge cases, but depending on how broad of a definition you have, accessibility can relate to about a billion people on the planet,” shared Rorey Jones, a product manager based in Stockholm who has been with Spotify for 10 years. “I thought the theme of this year was a really great one. Hackers were encouraged to reflect on the experiences of 2020 and see if there are opportunities to make space related to COVID-19, diversity, belonging, and inclusion, accessibility, and the climate emergency. These projects could be related to making space for under-celebrated voices or for reimagined services or revenue growth. The theme for 2021’s event was “Making Space,” with a focus on hacks that effect positive change in Spotify products and beyond. This year, more than 2,000 Spotify employees signed up to participate in Hack Week (March 8 – March 12) and hundreds of hacks were considered for inspiration or adoption-all within the lens of a new, virtual platform, and an original theme.
The opportunity gives colleagues a chance to collaborate in a very intentional way across a variety of teams and timezones.
For five days, employees dedicate their time to projects that explore new ways of making Spotify better for creators, consumers, and employees. Every year, Spotify newcomers and veterans from across R&D and more come together for Hack Week.
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