Staff Backend Software Engineer, UnitedMasters
$220-250k
+ Bonus & Stock options
Digital music distribution
Job no longer available
Digital music distribution
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$220-250k
+ Bonus & Stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To enable artists to maximize 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
- Ability to write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability
- Ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, programming languages, distributed systems, and information retrieval
- Experience architecting data storage layers in SQL and no SQL stores
- Expertise in concepts like web services, SOA, RPC (GraphQL, REST, gRPC, Thrift) and API design
- Good knowledge of common algorithms, data structures and design patterns
- Ability to take ambiguous requirements in complex domains and distill them down into actionable tasks
- Experience diagnosing root causes of and contributing to the resolution of production outages
- 8+ years of experience building scalable web apps with Python, Node, or similar technologies -- e.g., Ruby, Go, C, or Java
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, related field or equivalent related professional experience
Desirable
- Experience with Python web frameworks such as Flask & Django
- Experience with relational databases, especially Postgres
- Experience with document stores (MongoDB, DocumentDB)
- Experience designing and building web applications
- A passion for music and genuine curiosity about the inner workings of the music industry
What the job involves
- Work with product management and other engineering teams to design, build and operate UnitedMasters’ current and next-generation products including, order/subscriptions, royalty payments, and the artist services application
- Take the lead on major projects that impact the most important goals of the organization
- Understand the platform needs of other functional areas, and provide design and development guidance as required
- Understand the needs of users and build products that are intuitive and easy to use
- Break down complex product tasks into iterative milestones with a focus on rapid experimentation
- Advocate for best practices to produce reliable, maintainable, and fault-tolerant software
- Help design system architectures to improve performance and scalability
- Mentor other engineers and help build a high-performance engineering team
- Lead by example in raising the bar on engineering practices and code quality
- Participate in our cross-functional on-call rotation, responding to incidents, tuning alerts, and contributing to our repository of runbooks
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 platform’s aim is to give artists full control over the monetization of their music based on a regular subscription cost.
UnitedMasters has attracted significant backing from heavyweights like Apple, a16z, and Alphabet, while securing partnerships with platforms like Bose, TikTok, and Twitch. More than just validation, these relationships expand how artists can be discovered, promoted and monetized at scale - opening doors to major commercial and record deal opportunities that go well beyond the reach of traditional distribution platforms.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 HQ
Dumbo, NY
Leadership
Steve Stoute
(Founder & CEO)They are also the founder and CEO of Translation. Previously Steve was the President of Urban Music at Sony, and before that he was an Executive VP with Interscope Geffen A&M Records.
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