Senior Software Engineer

Sony Music; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music company in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Product Design Engineering and Global Operations Team. In this role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build innovative products that empower artists and record labels. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience and strong skills in microservices, Python, and full-stack development. Competitive salary with unique perks such as free gig tickets and wellness classes are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Free Vinyls, Gig Tickets, Live Shows

On-site restaurant and baristas

Private Healthcare & Dental

25 Days Standard Holiday

Weekly get-togethers

Discounts with other Sony Brands

Inclusive global community

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with microservices, APIs, and REST.
• Experience in Python and JavaScript.
• Experience building full-stack web applications.

Responsibilities

• Work with a cross-functional team to build products.
• Write clean, tested, maintainable code.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team culture.

Skills

Microservices

APIs

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

GraphQL

Unit and integration tests

AWS Cloud technologies

Agile methodologies

Tools

Neo4j

MySQL

Snowflake

Elasticsearch

Job description

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

Sony Music's Product Design Engineering and Global Operations (PDE + GO) Team is looking for a Software Engineer to join our development team in our King’s Cross London Office.

As a Senior Software Engineer with Sony Music PDE + GO:

What you'll do:

• Work with a cross-functional team to build products that empower artists and record
  labels across the globe
• Contribute to all tiers of our architecture to produce high quality, robust user experiences
• Write clean, tested, maintainable code
• Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization
• Work closely with product management to understand client requirements
• Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems
• Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning

Who you are:

Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas:

• Experience with microservices, APIs, and related standards such as REST, HTTP, and
  OAuth
• Experience in a scripting language (we use Python and JavaScript)
• Experience building full-stack web applications (we use TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Python)
• Experience with various database technologies and query languages (we use Neo4j,
  MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more)
• Experience with low-latency techniques to help improve page load time and reliability
• Experience writing unit and integration tests
• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud technologies
• Comfortable working in an agile team

What we give you:

• A competitive salary and bonus scheme.
• Free Vinyls, Gig Tickets, Live Shows within our office, and the ability to skip the queue for major UK festivals.
• An office environment built around success (Free Breathwork, Yoga, Pilates Classes), A monthly craft class (Perfume making, Pottery, Sushi rolling), Numerous pub quizzes, album launches, and single launches.
• On-site restaurant for breakfast & lunch + On-site baristas across 2 floors.
• Private Healthcare & Dental (You can add your family to this as well)
• 25 Days Standard Holiday + Bank Holidays + Our Winter Recess
• Weekly get-togethers (drinks, running clubs, football teams, fantasy football drafts, Gigs too obviously, Movie Club)
• Quarterly PDE Specific Socials (Bowling, Formula 1, Karaoke, Bingo)
• Discounts with other Sony Brands (Electronics, Movies)
• Entertainment and Food Discounts through Tastecard, NightKey, and Gourmet Society.
• Numerous opportunities to help with Sony Music's social justice fund.
• You join an inclusive, collaborative, and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• An excellent range of benefits, a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and income protection, plus loads of music biz perks
• We invest in your professional growth & development