Senior Android Engineer, SoundCloud
$140-165k
+ Employee Equity Plan
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Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
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Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-165k
+ Employee Equity Plan
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower artists and fans to connect and share through music.
Role
Who you are
- Professional experience building Android applications using Kotlin, with strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, and Jetpack Compose
- Comfortable working in and improving large, existing codebases, including refactoring XML layouts to Jetpack Compose and maintaining clean, maintainable code
- Eager to learn new technologies, experiment, and continuously improve as an engineer
- Skilled at working in cross-functional teams, proactively communicating, and breaking down complex problems into simple, elegant solutions
- Thrives in a collaborative, agile environment, while also capable of working independently and taking initiative
- Passionate about music, mobile development, and building intuitive, high-impact experiences for millions of users
What the job involves
- We are looking for a senior Android Engineer to join the SoundCloud Creator team, with a mission to deliver seamless, high-quality experiences for Artists on Android that connect millions of users with the music and artists they love
- You’ll play a key role in shaping the SoundCloud Artist mobile experience, helping users discover unique content and interact with the platform wherever they are
- This role offers a great opportunity to grow as an Android engineer while shaping key parts of the Artist experience at SoundCloud
- Develop and maintain SoundCloud’s Artist experience on Android, delivering responsive, high-quality user experiences
- Contribute to the modernization of our codebase by refactoring and modularizing components using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Build and optimize UI components using Jetpack Compose, with a focus on performance, accessibility, and platform consistency
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including product, design, backend, and analytics—to define, build, and iterate on features
- Support experimentation and data-driven product development by integrating A/B testing and tracking into mobile features
- Take part in architectural decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices to ensure maintainable, scalable mobile development
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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Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2020
$75m
SERIES G
Aug 2017
$170m
SERIES F
Total funding: $469.4m
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, BE
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