Senior Data Engineer, UnitedMasters
$190-223k
+ Bonus & Stock options
Music distribution services for musicians
Be an early applicant
Music distribution services for musicians
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$190-223k
+ Bonus & Stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To enable artists to maximise their creative and economic potential by giving them all the tools and support they need to directly connect with their fans.
Role
Who you are
- We need someone who can help us maintain our current data pipelines right away, and over time, help us design our next generation of highly-scalable data solutions
- The ideal candidate pairs strong data engineering fundamentals with backend programming skills, and is excited to learn more about the unique domain that is the music industry
- Strong competency with SQL, Python
- Expertise in the technical processes core to data engineering (e.g., ETL, ELT, data modeling, relational databases, data replication, distributed systems), and knowledgeable about adjacent processes (domain modeling, application development, data science, product analytics)
- Expertise in Postgres-SQL, and postgres database tuning preferred
- Experience participating in the design and maintenance of cloud-based data systems that leverage AWS tools (RDS, S3, lambda, glue, Athena.)
- Can build and manage data pipelines that scale well, and has done so in a variety of environments/use-cases (e.g. pipelines for user-facing data, ML work, and internal analytics)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; has a track record of working with cross-functional partners, can provide quality feedback in pull request reviews, and seeks out feedback from peers at all stages of the development process
Desirable
- 3+ years of experience doing data engineering work at enterprise scale, or in a rapidly growing startup environment
- 5+ years writing production code in a professional setting
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, related field or equivalent related professional experience
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Sr. Data Engineer to join UnitedMasters!
- One of the most important services our app provides is in-depth analytics to artists on their streaming and social data
- This data also powers other business-critical data systems: internal tools for identifying high potential artists to partner with, streaming fraud identification systems, and more
- With our user base and stream volume increasing, so is the scale of data that we need processed
- Build SQL-based large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines using Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, AWS, and Postgres
- Partner with our product teams to turn music data feature ideas (for both the artist app, and internal A&Rs) into scalable, production-grade data systems that deliver real value
- Write python tools that help orchestrate data processing, and that automate common data engineering tasks
- Help maintain and extend our python-based analytics service layer, where the application interacts with our data pipeline outputs
- Scale your impact by mentoring software engineers on data engineering best practices, and "teaching them how to fish" for simpler tasks that require distributed data processing
Our take
Music distribution services provide ways for musical artists to release their music in both digital and physical formats. However, musicians usually don't retain the often lucrative rights to audio masters and audience insights, and merchandising and concert tickets must be organised elsewhere.
UnitedMasters is a music distribution service that acts as a direct pipeline for musicians and their commercial efforts. The service allows users to retain the rights to audio masters and audience data, in addition to providing a platform for the sale of merchandise and concert tickets. The startup’s aim is to give artists full control over the monetisation of their music based on a regular subscription cost.
UnitedMasters has raised a large amount of funding from investors such as Apple, a16z and Alphabet, and has partnered with companies such as Bose, TikTok, and Twitch. These partnerships along with continued innovation make it possible for artists to access large record deals through their music, a feature not offered by many other music distribution services.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2021
$50m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $240m
Company benefits
- Health & Well-being: Our health plans provide comprehensive coverage for you and your family. We offer robust medical, dental and vision benefits, with the option to enroll in FSA and HSA to save for the care you need. Plus, you can get free fitness classes through insurance, and healthy snacks at our offices
- Emotional & Mental Well-being: Focus on mental health and well-being has become more important than ever. We offer a spectrum of support for your mental well-being; from Headspace mindfulness and meditation, to free therapy and psychiatry at Talkspace
- Financial Well-being: Every full-time employee is eligible to take part in our 401(k) with company match, and competitive compensation
- Flexibility & Time Off: We believe that flexible time off allows our team members the freedom to balance the responsibilities of both their work and home lives. We also have 15 paid holidays and a paid company winter break. We offer generous paid leave and support for expecting parents and growing families
- Discounts & Perks: We want you to feel your best, both professionally and personally. We’re proud to offer inspiring office spaces with engaging events, commuter benefits, and discounts on the services you want and need
Company values
- We get on the plane: Entrepreneurial spirit is how this company began, and remains vital to our success. And entrepreneurial spirit means that ideas and case studies only go so far: ultimately you need to get on the (proverbial) plane and fully commit to the journey
- We know what we don't know: We expect that everyone has confidence in what they do know, and honesty in what they do not know
- We run towards darkness: We have the courage to embrace the unknown, and work through uncertainty rather than grasping on to an inferior plan just because it is more immediately apparent
- We are defined by our resilience: We’ve never seen anyone fail that did not quit. And that’s why resourcefulness and resilience are equally important to us: we can’t just start with a great idea: we need to keep pushing, failing fast, getting better– and never quitting on our mission or your team
- We expect challenge & respect: The only way we will consistently achieve excellence is to constantly challenge each other and the work we do together. Artificial harmony among our team will only hold us back. But as we challenge each other, we must always do so with respect for each other and the work
- We pursue answers before the question has to be asked: We seek to understand our customers so well that we can anticipate what they need– and how to build for the need– before it’s even asked for. This is equally important for our artists as it is our brand clients
Company HQ
Dumbo, NY
Articles
Leadership
Steve Stoute
(Founder & CEO)They are also the founder and CEO of Translation. Previously President of Urban Music at Sony, and before that was Executive VP with Interscope Geffen A&M Records.
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