Senior Software Engineer, Dimensional Data

Wmg; Ontario (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wmg is looking for a Software Engineer in Ontario, California to lead the development of data sets and solutions for the music industry. In this role, you will build and manage pipelines and APIs, ensuring quality and scalability as part of a high-performing team.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Computer Science or related field and over 6 years of experience in software development with strong knowledge of cloud computing environments like AWS and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience in backend or full stack development.
• Deep knowledge of AWS or other large cloud computing environments.
• Strong operational excellence best practices: Testing, monitoring, incident management.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine and implement the future of tech for the music industry.
• Own features through the full development lifecycle.
• Implement maintainable solutions with high quality and reliability.

Skills

Backend development

Full stack development

AWS

Distributed systems

API development

Data pipelines

Python

Databricks

Postgres

Typescript

React

Snowflake

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Job description

Your Role:

The goal of the Dimensional Data Team (DDT) is to own and deliver dimensional data on concepts like Artists, Participants, Albums, and Tracks to business users and internal WMG products, empowering artist and music label decisions.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to build and manage data sets, pipelines, transformations, APIs, and front end products that abstract away data complexity for our stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to join a high performing engineering team that drives significant impact across WMG’s technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine and implement the future of tech for the music industry
• Work as part of a dynamic and highly effective team
• Own features through the full development lifecycle – design, creation, test, deployment, maintenance
• Implement maintainable solutions with high quality and reliability that can scale as our business continues to grow and expand
• Learn and grow as a professional through close collaboration with your team members and engineering leaders, and by being part of culture of continuous improvement and learning

Qualifications

• You have an undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• You have at least 6 years of experience in backend or full stack development
• You have a deep knowledge of AWS or other large cloud computing environment
• You have strong distributed systems skills: How to make things fast and scalable, how to measure things (e.g. latency, throughput)
• You have strong operational excellence best practices: Testing, monitoring, paging, and incident management
• You have a strong understanding of developing APIs, backend services, databases, data pipelines, data warehousing
• Tech stack primarily consists of Python, Databricks, AWS, Postgres, Typescript, React, and Snowflake. Experience in this tech stack is a plus although not mandatory
• You have a high sense of ownership and a drive to deliver impact in a fast-paced, evolving, ambiguous environment
• You have strong debugging skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues
• You have drive to grow, learn, and master the craft of software development

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.