Backend Engineer, SoundCloud
Payments & Entitlements
Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
Be an early applicant
Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower artists and fans to connect and share through music.
Role
Who you are
- This is a mid-level role, ideal for candidates with a solid foundation in backend development and a proven ability to work independently on complex projects while collaborating with a team
- Experience developing robust backend systems using one or more of the languages: Go, Ruby
- Proficiency in building and integrating Rest APIs, and webhooks
- Strong knowledge of databases, particularly MySQL, and experience designing efficient schemas
- Experience with cloud infrastructure using GCP, AWS, K8s
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to delivering high-quality products
- Prior experience with monitoring and alerting systems, and a willingness to participate in on-call rotations
- Effective at collaborating with technical and non-technical team members
Desirable
- Familiarity with subscription systems or e-commerce platforms
- Experience working with GraphQL APIs
- An understanding of modern checkout and payment experiences
- Keen interest in a wide variety of engineering topics like infrastructure and cloud management, analytics (we use BigQuery)
What the job involves
- We are seeking backend engineers to join our Payments & Entitlements team!
- Our team is responsible for building and maintaining the systems that power subscriptions and purchases across iOS, Android, and web platforms
- From integrating with external vendors to building a seamless and secure checkout experience, we enable millions of users to access and enjoy premium features on SoundCloud
- In addition to this, our team contributes to experimentation and development of new payment-related initiatives aimed at enhancing the way users interact with and access SoundCloud’s offerings
- This is an exciting opportunity to shape future payment experiences through innovative projects
- Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for subscription-related purchases and transactions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create a seamless checkout experience
- Build integrations with third-party vendors using APIs and webhooks
- Experiment with and implement new payment-related ideas and projects
- Enhance platform capabilities by designing scalable, maintainable, and performant systems
- Ensure platform reliability through modern monitoring, alerting, and on-call rotation practices
- Continuously improve infrastructure and tools to support better development and deployment practices
- Keep our tech stack up to date by leveraging modern technologies and best practices
- Continuously learn and share knowledge of industry best practices on our tech stack
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2020
$75m
SERIES G
Aug 2017
$170m
SERIES F
Total funding: $457.2m
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, BE
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