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- Kenneth van der Werf
Kenneth van der Werf is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in backend and full stack development. Currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Spotify since December 2017, Kenneth focuses on fraud detection, monetization tooling, and financial data flows within the monetization team. Prior roles include significant contributions to the Soundtrap platform, both as a developer and Engineering Manager, as well as positions at Magine, GLOMO, and Samsung’s advertising agency. Kenneth's technical expertise encompasses a range of tools and technologies, including Java, GraphQL, AWS, and Google Cloud. Kenneth holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication Technology from HAN University of Applied Sciences.
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Spotify is an audio and media streaming service that hosts music, podcasts and tv shows. Founded in 2008, Spotify has grown to one of the largest streaming platforms in the world, offering over 70 million tracks to its 360+ million users across 170+ markets. They are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with offices in over a dozen countries. Spotify’s mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity—by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it. Spotify helps users to discover, manage, and share music on their phone, computer or tablet by browsing through the collections of friends, artists, and celebrities, by creating a radio station, or by curating their own playlists. A leader in revenue generation for the music industry, over 1,000 artists generated over $1 million on Spotify in 2021, 450 generations more than $2 million, and 130 generated over $5 million. Spotify also paid out over $1 billion dollars to publishing rights holders (songwriters and producers) in 2021.
