Senior Data Engineer, SoundCloud

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Salary not provided

Offers Employee Stock Ownership Plan

SQL

Python

Scala

Java

Spark

BigQuery

Senior and Expert level

Berlin

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Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem

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Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem

501-1000 employees

B2CMusicSaaSCommunityMedia

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Offers Employee Stock Ownership Plan

SQL

Python

Scala

Java

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 a strong background in data engineering (at least 5 years), with strong foundations on algorithms and data structures. You have experience designing and optimizing data pipelines, data architecture and modeling, and ETL processes for large-scale (distributed) systems
You are comfortable working with millions of data points regularly and are passionate about ensuring data quality and consistency, which are key to improving the overall search experience. You are proficient in SQL and Python, ideally also experienced in Scala or Java
You also have experience training, prototyping, and deploying machine learning models. Experience in Search or Recommender Systems is a plus
You are proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to learning. You thrive in a collaborative, Agile environment, working closely with cross-functional teams to tackle complex data challenges
You are a problem-solver at heart, driven by a passion for data and how it can enhance user experiences. While independent in your work, you excel in a team setting, contributing to a culture of excellence and shared success

What the job involves

As a Data Engineer, you will work on building and optimizing high-end data pipelines that drive key performance indicators (KPIs) and train our ML models. You will also be working on the real-time processing of the data pipelines that power search features for millions of users
You’ll work with a range of technologies, including Python and Scala, BigQuery and BigTable, Spark and Dataflow, and collaborate with other teams to ensure data is structured and prepared for both search systems and machine learning models

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: $458.1m

Company HQ

Mitte, Berlin, BE

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