Backend Engineer - Media Streaming

SoundCloud is looking for a software engineer to join our Media Streaming Team, with a mission to operate a media streaming platform at global scale, delivering the best possible audio experience to creators, listeners, and partners alike. You will join a tightly-knit team where you will help shape how millions of people experience music.

What you'll do

• Contribute to building, scaling and maintaining backend APIs and services that serve millions of users
• Collaborate closely with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers to deliver seamless end-to-end media experiences
• Ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability of SoundCloud's services
• Debug complex issues across systems, ensuring a consistent experience for users globally
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and roadmap planning
• Be part of on-call rotation to ensure the reliability and availability of SoundCloud's systems

What you'll need

• 4+ years of experience in building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems
• Proficiency in Go
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
• Experience with cloud-native environments such as AWS or GCP
• Experience with microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, and container technologies
• You care about the craft of software engineering: continuous delivery, defensive programming, automated testing, clean code principles

Nice to have

• Experience designing APIs and backend services consumed by multiple client platforms
• Experience with Scala or other functional programming languages
• Familiarity with audio/video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), and transport container technologies

What they offer

• Creativity and Wellness benefit including gym membership, photography course or book
• Employee Equity Plan
• Generous professional development allowance
• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy with up to 35 days of PTO annually
• Flexible work culture with offices in US, Germany, and UK