Senior Backend Engineer - Fan Monetization
About The Position
SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud. We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing Fan Monetization team! As backend engineers at SoundCloud, we build the infrastructure behind features that help artists grow their careers and connect more deeply with their fans. Our work involves large-scale distributed systems, complex integrations, and high-throughput data flows. We actively improve our tools and processes to support collaboration and productivity, and we foster an environment where everyone can learn and grow.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building and operating high-traffic distributed systems
- Proven ability to function independently with minimal guidance, while collaborating effectively with frontend engineers, product managers, and stakeholders
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability from project start to delivery
- Production experience shipping services in Golang, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and Protobuf
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing services in cloud environments (AWS preferred) using Terraform for infrastructure as code
- Familiarity with messaging/queuing systems such as Kafka, Kinesis, and SQS
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL, BigQuery, and Redis is a plus
- Passionate about using emerging AI technologies to enhance coding and software quality
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance services using Golang, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and Protobuf
- Build and scale backend systems that power fan-to-artist monetization features, helping fans support their favorite artists
- Collaborate with product leadership, payments experts, and engineering teams across SoundCloud
- Become a domain expert in fan monetization and artist-fan engagement
- Communicate team needs to the wider organization to ensure efficiency and alignment
- Operate independently with simple guidance, driving projects from inception to completion
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
- Robust 401k program
- Employee Equity Plan
- Generous professional development allowance
- Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
- Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
- 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
- Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
