SoundCloud is a next-generation music entertainment company powered by an ecosystem of artists, fans, & thriving communities on the pulse of what's new, now & next in culture. As one of the worlds most influential cultural platforms, SoundCloud holds a singular market position as both a music-streaming service with the largest catalog of music & an artist services & distribution business to help artists grow long-term, successful careers.

We are looking for Staff Engineers (API) to join our API team!

As a Staff Software Engineer, API  at SoundCloud, youll be helping us build our next-generation API platform for our user experience applications. We are a collaborative, high-impact team that works with large-scale, cloud-based microservices. Come help us build & modernize our platform by adopting newer technologies & concepts (NodeJS/Typescript, GraphQL, Apollo). 

You have next-level engineering skills in NodeJS (Typescript) & GraphQL & are motivated to continue working in this area. You are deeply passionate about cloud-based modern, scalable designs. Youre proactive & have experience collaborating closely with teams of different disciplines across Product & Engineering. You live for crafting simple, elegant solutions to complex engineering problems & are able to effectively communicate them to both product & engineering. 

If this describes you, wed love to chat!   

Prior experience with microservices, Javascript/Typescript languages, automated testing, & continuous delivery are all highly valued. Experience in AWS or GCP cloud-services, as well as technologies such as Java, GraphQL, Kafka, & data processing pipelines is a plus.

The salary range for this role is 123,000 to 185,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, & location. We also offer a generous total rewards program - read more about additional benefits & perks below! Please note the indicated range is for US-based locations only.

About Us:

• Were international! We operate in the US, Berlin & London & all of our communication is in English. 
• Our environment is a learning one, with specific focus on development, including a professional development allowance & a possibility to use 20% of your time for a personal project.
• You can contribute to our Engineering Blog post. 
• Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity & wellness benefit!
• We offer free German courses at beginning, intermediate & advanced. 
• Various snacks & goodies at the office!

Diversity at SoundCloud:

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity & open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us build a social platform & global community where anyone can create, discover, & share sounds. We acknowledge the challenges in our industry, & strive to develop an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute.