Senior Software Engineer

Sony Music Entertainment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Investment in professional growth

Inclusive and collaborative community

Time off for winter recess

401K + employer matching

Identity theft protection

Mental health resources

Fertility coverage

Paid parental leave

Caregiver leave

Adoption support

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading music company in New York is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to empower artists and record labels globally. You will work with a cross-functional team to design and build products while mentoring junior engineers. Required qualifications include 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on frontend technologies such as TypeScript and React. This position offers a collaborative environment and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience required.
• Experience with frontend technologies like TypeScript, React, and GraphQL.
• Proficient in various database technologies.
• Low-latency techniques to improve page load time and reliability.
• Microservices, APIs, REST, HTTP, OAuth.
• AWS cloud technologies.
• Experience with unit and integration tests.
• Experience working in an agile team.
• Ability to mobilize teams around a vision and lead execution.
• Data modeling and schema design of real-world use cases.
• Define best practices and tooling within the team.
• Proactive problem solving.
• Ability to optimize tables, schemas and data structures.
• Identify sensible KPIs and optimize against them.

Responsibilities

• Build products for artists and labels globally.
• Design and execute collaborative visions with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster continuous learning.
• Design and execute a team vision across the technology organization.
• Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote continuous learning.

Skills

Frontend applications

TypeScript

React

GraphQL

Microservices

APIs

AWS Cloud technologies

Data modeling

Agile team experience

Low-latency techniques

microservices

APIs REST/HTTP/OAuth

AWS

unit/integration tests

agile

data modelling

schema design

Tools

Neo4j

Kafka

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 Product Design Engineering and Global Operations (PDEGO) is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our accounting and royalties development team.

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
• Work closely with product management to understand client requirements
• Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization
• 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 building frontend applications (we use TypeScript, React, and GraphQL)
• Experience with various database technologies and query languages (we use Neo4j, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more)
• Familiar with low-latency techniques to help improve page load time and reliability
• Experience with microservices, APIs, and related standards such as REST, HTTP, and OAuth
• Comfortable with AWS Cloud technologies
• Experience using log analysis to investigate bugs and performance issues
• Experience writing unit and integration tests
• Experience working in an agile team
• Can mobilize teams around a vision and help lead execution of that vision
• Experience with data modeling and schema design of real world use cases
• Defines best practices and standards within the team and helps build tooling to make those easy to follow
• Proactive problem solving
• Experience optimizing tables, schemas and data structures
• Ability to determine sensible KPIs and optimize against them

What we give you

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
• Time off for a winter recess

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.