Scaling Technical Learning at Spotify

Maya Brandel is the Head of Technical Learning at Spotify, where she leads efforts to scale education across engineering teams with a focus on impact, agility, and collaboration. With roots in both academia and startups, Maya has built her career at the intersection of instructional design, product thinking, and engineering culture. She began her journey developing immersive learning environments in Hong Kong, then honed her craft through leading MOOCs and blended learning programs at HKUST. At Spotify, she has pioneered a product-like approach to internal training—treating learning experiences as iterative, feedback-driven, and deeply embedded in the developer workflow. Maya champions collaborative learning, where engineers learn from one another, and believes the future of technical enablement lies in meeting people where they are, whether that’s through documentation, training, or AI-powered agents.