hi, i'm josh!

I build creative tools by developing the right ð lens on user need. As a machine learning engineer at Spotify, most recently I crafted the agentic tech behind AI Playlists. Prior to that, I built models that:
- understand natural language queries that ask for music,
- understand podcast content to deliver better homepage recommendations,
- and power Enhance and Smart Shuffle with recommendations that fit the vibe of your own playlists.
I'm also curious how stories, music, and photography reflect our ð lens on the world.
I'm a personal knowledge management enthusiast and have been working on a project called Enzyme, inspired by conversations that I had with users of my Obsidian plugin of the same name.
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Photography
I'm an avid landscape photographer. Here is some of my select work, and you can find more on Flickr and on Instagram at @jphamjournal











