Senior Backend Engineer - Media Streaming

SoundCloud Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music streaming platform based in London is seeking an experienced backend developer to lead the development and optimization of media pipelines. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in Go, strong knowledge of media streaming technologies, and familiarity with cloud platforms. This role emphasizes collaboration and communication within a hybrid team environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building and scaling backend systems using Go.
• Strong knowledge of media streaming technologies and protocols.
• Hands-on experience in CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development and optimization of the media pipeline.
• Design and maintain systems processing petabytes of data.
• Collaborate effectively within a distributed hybrid team.

Skills

Backend system development using Go

Media streaming technologies

Microservices architecture

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Terraform

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end development, optimization, and scaling of the media pipeline
• Design and maintain systems that process petabytes of data and support high-throughput traffic, ensuring an exceptional playback experience
• Build simple, elegant, and maintainable software with a strong focus on performance and user experience
• Architect and develop backend services using Go and cloud-native technologies
• Contribute actively to a culture of learning, curiosity, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate effectively within a distributed, hybrid team, demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven experience in building and 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), and transport container formats is highly desirable
• Hands-on experience in designing and maintaining microservices architecture, including databases, automated testing, and 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, and effective monitoring of distributed systems.
• Familiarity with content protection and encryption technologies (e.g., DRM)
• A strong sense of curiosity and a drive to learn new technologies and concepts, especially in the media streaming domain
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with flexibility and autonomy.
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Please note: this position is open to applicants based in the UK only, and you must already have the right to work in the UK.