Backend Engineer - Media Streaming

SoundCloud; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Creativity and Wellness benefit

Employee Equity Plan

Generous professional development allowance

Flexible vacation and public holiday policy

Weekly free lunches at the office

Zusammenfassung

SoundCloud in Berlin is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Media Streaming Team. You will be responsible for building and maintaining backend APIs that serve millions of users, ensuring performance and scalability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

With over 4 years of experience and proficiency in Go, you will contribute significantly to shaping media experiences. The role offers a flexible vacation policy, employee equity plans, and various wellness benefits.

Qualifikationen

• 4+ years of experience in building and operating large‑scale backend or distributed systems.
• Strong expertise in Go programming language.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to building, scaling, and maintaining backend APIs and services.
• Collaborate with engineers across platforms for seamless media experiences.
• Debug complex issues to ensure consistent user experience globally.

Kenntnisse

Proficiency in Go

Building and operating large‑scale backend systems

Infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform

Experience with cloud‑native environments (AWS, GCP)

Microservices and SQL/NoSQL databases

Software engineering principles

Strong sense of ownership

Jobbeschreibung

SoundCloud is looking for a software engineer to join our Media Streaming Team, with a mission to operate a media streaming platform at global scale, delivering the best possible audio experience to creators, listeners, and partners alike. You will join a tightly-knit team where you will help shape how millions of people experience music.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to building, scaling and maintaining backend APIs and services that serve millions of users
• Collaborate closely with Android, iOS, web, and full‑stack engineers to deliver seamless end‑to‑end media experiences
• Ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability of SoundCloud’s services
• Debug complex issues across systems, ensuring a consistent experience for users globally
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and roadmap planning
• Be part of on‑call rotation to ensure the reliability and availability of SoundCloud’s systems

Experience and Background:

• 4+ years of experience in building and operating large‑scale backend or distributed systems
• Proficiency in Go
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
• Experience with cloud‑native environments such as AWS or GCP
• Experience with microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, and container technologies
• You care about the craft of software engineering: continuous delivery, defensive programming, automated testing, clean code principles
• You have a strong sense of ownership and are comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast‑moving environments
• You bring a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing APIs and backend services consumed by multiple client platforms
• Experience with Scala or other functional programming languages
• Knowledge of API communication patterns (e.g., gRPC, GraphQL)
• Exposure to media streaming, playback, audio engineering or adjacent domains
• Familiarity with audio/video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), and transport container technologies
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools and a strong intuition for their strengths, weaknesses, and emerging opportunities

Benefits:

• Creativity and Wellness benefit – gym membership, photography course or book options
• Employee Equity Plan
• Generous professional development allowance
• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
• Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and 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 and 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.