SoundCloud empowers artists & fans to connect & share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build & grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, & resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40+ million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end development, optimization, & scaling of the media pipeline
• Design & maintain systems that process petabytes of data & support high-throughput traffic, ensuring an exceptional playback experience
• Build simple, elegant, & maintainable software with a strong focus on performance & user experience
• Architect & develop backend services using Go & cloud-native technologies
• Contribute actively to a culture of learning, curiosity, & continuous improvement
• Collaborate effectively within a distributed, hybrid team, demonstrating strong written & verbal communication skills

Background & Experience:

• Proven experience in building & scaling backend systems using Go; experience with Scala or other programming languages is a plus
• Strong knowledge of media streaming technologies, audio/video codecs, streaming protocols (e.g., HLS), & transport container formats is highly desirable
• Hands-on experience in designing & maintaining microservices architecture, including databases, automated testing, & CI/CD pipelines
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS (S3, ECS, Lambda, CloudFront), along with experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
• Skilled in ensuring high availability, performance, & effective monitoring of distributed systems.
• Familiarity with content protection & encryption technologies (e.g., DRM)
• A strong sense of curiosity & a drive to learn new technologies & concepts, especially in the media streaming domain
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with flexibility & autonomy.
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Read about engineering at SoundCloud.

About us:

• We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York & Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), & the UK (London)
• We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate & connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
• We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity & inclusion at all levels of our organization & fostering a community where everyones voice, perspective & experience is respected & heard
• We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops & enrichment opportunities

Benefits: 

• Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity & Wellness benefit!
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Generous professional development allowance
• Flexible vacation & public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually 
• 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing & non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted & foster children
• We offer free German courses at beginning, intermediate & advanced
• Various snacks, goodies, & 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity & open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead whats next in music by understanding & empowering our creators & fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, & strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully & thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans & SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status.

At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting & promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.