Backend Engineer (Intermediate)

Beatport; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company that has been a leader in DJ culture for over 20 years. As a Backend Data Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing scalable data ecosystems that enhance user experiences and support business objectives. This position offers the flexibility of remote work while collaborating with a talented team in a creative and supportive environment. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to exciting projects in the music industry. If you're passionate about data and eager to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Remote working

Annual bonus pool program

Professional environment with creativity

VIP Access to music events

Focus Days

Flexible PTO

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SQL-based data access and RDBMS systems.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and best practices in database design.
• Experience with cloud data products and building data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage APIs and data warehouses to support business operations.
• Plan and design data models, repositories, and pipelines for scalability.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate vision into working models.

Skills

SQL

Python

C#

NoSQL databases

ETL processes

Data modeling

Data governance

Cloud data products

APIs

Data warehouses

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MS SQL Server

MySQL

Postgres

Oracle

Snowflake

Pentaho

Looker

BigQuery

Kubernetes

Job description

About Beatport

For over 20 years, Beatport has been the global leader in DJ and club culture, pushing the boundaries of dance music to all corners of the world. Created by DJs for DJs, Beatport has always been dedicated to innovating new products and services to support evolving generations of music performers and producers.

The Beatport Group includes some of the best-known brands in DJ culture, including Beatport, Beatsource, Loopmasters, Plugin Boutique, Loopcloud, Beatport Streaming, Ampsuite, LabelRadar, Beatport.io & The International Music Summit (IMS). We are consistently looking for bright, creative professionals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

The Role

We are looking to hire a talented Backend Data Engineer. This role requires an experienced background in designing, developing and documenting data ecosystems that are highly scalable, robust, efficient and performant while solving primary business problems and offering excellent user experiences.

Our business is engaged in the entire stack of software technologies from data storage and reporting, to middle layer APIs and hardware embedded SDK’s, to reactive single-page web and mobile applications that stream music with fluid interfaces. The backend data engineer’s role is to build & manage APIs as well as our data warehouses, models and repositories so that they reliably answer questions needed for our business and software operations.

Where you come in

This is a high impact role in a growing company. You’ll work directly with the data engineering team to plan and execute our software development goals every quarter. You’ll work alongside the product team to understand and translate their vision into working models, and work on databases, data pipelines and products to assist the teams in accomplishing their objectives.

*This role requires eligibility to live and work in the United States or Canada without need for visa sponsorship. The right Backend Data Engineer can be purely remote from anywhere in the Pacific North West (WA, OR, BC).

As a Backend Data Engineer you are accountable for:

• Developing software on a daily basis through the backend of our stack (DB’s to API’s including tests)
• Planning and designing RDBMS and data warehouses, data models, repositories and pipelines with best practices for performance and scalability
• Researching and prototyping to show proof-of-concept implementations for planned systems
• Building integrations and data sources for reporting and analytics tools
• Writing SQL, building and automating ETL and transaction jobs, auditing data cohesion and investigating discrepancies
• Planning and implementing disaster recovery, security, data quality and other data governance facets
• Collaborating with the product owners on a frequent basis regarding planned features and user stories
• Working with the data operations team and lead data scientists to build and support datasets for specialized applications
• Create and maintain documentation for APIs, data pipelines, data models and data dictionaries

As a Backend Data Engineer you will require:

• A track record in employing industry best practices for database design and development
• 5+ years of programming SQL-based data access against RDBMS database systems such as MS SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres or Oracle
• 5+ years of experience with business intelligence solutions such as Snowflake, Pentaho, Looker, etc.
• 3+ years application development experience in either Python or C#
• 3+ years of experience with cloud data products, pipelines & solutions such as BigQuery, Firehose/Glue/Kineses, BigTable/Spanner, Firebase, Cloud Run, etc..
• Knowledge and experience of basic database techniques such as query plan analysis, index tuning, bulk operations, transaction isolation levels, replication, etc.
• Strong knowledge of NoSQL databases and document storage concepts
• Knowledge of Django, n/j/Hibernate, Entity Framework or other ORM’s, and any other RDBMS or NoSQL databases would be a plus
• Experience with stateful apps on Kubernetes preferred
• Positive attitude, reliable, self-motivated, team player with excellent communication skills and a solution-seeking mindset
• Comfortable working as part of a distributed team

*Experience with music streaming, audio technologies, AI/ML on GCP, or previous roles in the music industry are all great bonuses to bring to the role.

How to apply

Please apply with your resume and any relevant links by clicking the "apply" link

Benefits

We offer a responsible and exciting proposal with an international range. The position is within a highly motivated team with a positive working climate, allowing you to express your talent fully. In addition, we offer appropriate remuneration and very good development opportunities within a dynamically growing enterprise. Beyond this, the position provides an intensive integration into the international music scene.

• Remote working
• Participation in company's annual bonus pool program
• A professional environment with room for creativity and fun
• VIP Access to select music events & Livestream
• Focus Days
  
• Flexible PTO
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (varies by country)
• + more
  

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Beatport Group strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

Hiring Practices

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Beatport’s recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Beatport may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, Internet recruiting, job fairs and college recruiting. Beatport does not accept speculative CV's from employment agencies unless specifically requested by the Talent Team.