Senior Backend Engineer, SoundCloud

Search

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Scala

Java

Elasticsearch

Spark

BigQuery

Senior and Expert level

Berlin

More information about location

Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem

Open for applications

Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem

501-1000 employees

B2CMusicSaaSCommunityMedia

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Scala

Java

Elasticsearch

Spark

BigQuery

Senior and Expert level

Berlin

More information about location

501-1000 employees

B2CMusicSaaSCommunityMedia

Company mission

To empower artists and fans to connect and share through music.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You have solid experience as a search engineer or in a related role, with a strong focus on designing search systems
You possess a proven ability to optimize query understanding, indexing, and relevance tuning to improve search performance
You have a strong backend engineering background, with experience writing well-documented and testable code, and a deep understanding of distributed, scalable, and accessible system design
Most importantly, you are driven by a passion to make an impact in the world of music discovery
You are proactive and passionate about learning, with experience collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and working in an Agile environment
You thrive when solving complex engineering problems and enjoy translating these challenges into simple, effective solutions
While you're an independent thinker, you also excel in a close-knit, collaborative team, and are fully committed to delivering high-quality products

What the job involves

We are looking for a Senior Backend/Search Engineer for Soundcloud Search team (part of Music Discovery group), with a mission to help users find and play what they’re looking for and enable them to explore further to discover music that exists nowhere else and connect directly with the artists that make it
You'll play a pivotal role in creating a seamless search experience, and help users connect directly with the artists behind the music
You will collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, and backend/search engineers to deliver high-impact software products
As a Search Engineer, you will be at the forefront of enhancing our search capabilities, directly impacting the experience of millions of users
You will work with our ElasticSearch clusters deployed on Kubernetes, our indexing pipelines written in Scala and Java that process data real-time, our ML pipelines built in Scala and Python and deployed in GCP (Vertex AI and MlFlow), and finally our Value Adding Services
We also leverage technologies such as Spark (Python & Scala), BigQuery, and BigTable to drive innovation in search

Our take

Founded in 2007, SoundCloud recognized the need for an artist-first platform. The company set out with a clear mission: to empower independent artists by providing them with the necessary tools and resources to grow and build their careers.

Today, SoundCloud boasts over 40M artists on its platform, far outpacing Spotify, which has 11M. As a result, SoundCloud is the largest audio discovery platform in a rapidly growing market. According to MIDiA Research, the independent artist market is poised for continued revenue growth in the coming years, further solidifying SoundCloud's place in the industry.

The company plans to scale its audience and expand its services through new offerings, such as the SoundCloud "roster". This tier system is designed to provide artists with significant creative and financial resources, along with market support, rivalling major record labels. While artists retain ownership of their copyrights, they will be represented by SoundCloud, further enhancing the platform's appeal to independent creators.

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Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

3% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3)

Trustpilot (1.5)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Feb 2020

$75m

SERIES G

Aug 2017

$170m

SERIES F

Total funding: $458.2m

Company HQ

Mitte, Berlin, BE

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