Principal Backend Software Engineer (Data Team) - ROON

Harman; California (MO); Remote; USD 129,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Backend Engineer in the Data Team, where your expertise will help revolutionize music metadata management. You'll design and maintain scalable solutions that power world-class music services, ensuring users can discover their favorite music seamlessly. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with a talented team to enhance user experiences through data-driven features. If you're passionate about backend technologies and data, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in the music industry.

Benefits

Competitive wellness benefits

401K Retirement Savings plan

Flexible work schedule

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee discounts on products

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Recognition and rewards program

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in backend engineering focused on data engineering.
• Strong knowledge of data processing and handling large datasets.
• Expertise in C# and Python for writing maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data ingestion and processing pipelines.
• Implement machine learning processes for personalized recommendations.
• Build search infrastructure for global music discovery.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Data Processing

Machine Learning

C#

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Unix

Database Management

Networking Fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud Services

Job description

Description & Requirements

About the Role

At Harman International, we are revolutionizing music metadata management and discovery. As a Backend Engineer in our Data Team, you will be at the forefront of building scalable, cutting-edge solutions that power our world-class music metadata services. We are seeking experienced developers passionate about working with data and backend technologies to drive our continued growth and solidify our position as a global leader in music data.

In this role, you will work with the team to design and maintain core catalog ingestion and processing services, develop machine learning models for personalized recommendation systems, and create search functionality that spans the entirety of released music globally. Your work will ensure users can seamlessly discover the music they love by driving backend services that deliver high-quality, accurate data to our product teams reliably. You will collaborate closely with your colleagues in the Data Team and the broader Harman Software Experiences organization, contributing to developing and deploying data-driven features that enhance the user experience.

What You Will Do

• Technical Versatility: Work across various disciplines of within our Data team, including:
  • Data Ingestion and Processing: Design, develop, and maintain core catalog data ingestion and processing pipelines, utilizing cloud-based services for scalability and performance.
  • Machine Learning: Implement and optimize machine learning processes to enhance personalized recommendation systems.
  • Global Music Search: Build and maintain a search infrastructure that allows users to search across all released music on Earth, ensuring high performance and accuracy.
• Full Lifecycle Development: Design, develop, deploy, and operate data-driven services that deliver personalized music experiences directly and indirectly to end-users.
• Leverage Musical Domain Expertise: Acquire and apply deep domain knowledge of musical content to enhance user-facing features.
• Ensure Data Quality: Take full responsibility for the quality of user-facing data, ensuring accuracy, performance, and reliability across all services.
• Innovate and Contribute: Bring fresh ideas and new approaches to the team, driving continuous improvement and innovation.

What You Need

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in backend engineering, with a focus on data engineering, machine learning, or related fields.
• Data Experience: Concrete experience working with data processing, ETLs, and an understanding of best practices for handling large datasets.
• Modern Infrastructure Skills: Experience working with modern infrastructure tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud services at scale.
• Programming Proficiency: Expertise in C# and Python, with a strong foundation in writing efficient, maintainable code for large-scale systems.
• Unix and Database Knowledge: Familiarity with Unix-like environments and proficiency with databases, ensuring smooth interactions between your code and underlying systems.
• Networking Fundamentals: A good understanding of networking, not just in theory but in practice, particularly in how systems communicate.
• Engineering Best Practices: A commitment to sound engineering practices, including testing, performance optimization, resource management, and concurrency handling.
• Batch Processing Knowledge: Hands-on experience with batch processing environments, ensuring data is handled efficiently.
• Service Reliability: Experience delivering and maintaining high-performance, reliable services in production environments.

What is Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• Experience in a Virtual or Remote work environment in any US time zone.
• A passion for delivering top-notch audio experiences to users and an interest in the audio technology domain.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestically and internationally.
• Be willing to work Virtual or Remote in any US time zone.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.

What We Offer

• Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
• Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
• Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University's business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.).
• "Be Brilliant" employee recognition and rewards program.

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Pay Transparency

$ 129,750 - $ 190,300

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.

Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

Benefits

HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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