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Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is a creator-first platform helping artists build and grow their careers by providing them with the most advanced tools, services, and resources. With over 4x the music catalog of every other major streaming platform, spanning 40+ million artists across 190+ countries, SoundCloud is where emerging artists find their sound, hidden gems are discovered, and music culture is shaped in real time.\nSoundCloud 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. We are handling petabytes of data and gigabytes per second of traffic. You will join a tightly-knit team where you will help shape how millions of people experience music. \nRead about engineering at SoundCloud\nKey Responsibilities: \nContribute to building, scaling and maintaining backend APIs and services that serve millions of users\nCollaborate closely with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers to deliver seamless end-to-end media experiences\nEnsure performance, scalability, and maintainability of SoundCloud’s services\nDebug complex issues across systems, ensuring a consistent experience for users globally\nParticipate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and roadmap planning\nBe part of on-call rotation to ensure the reliability and availability of SoundCloud’s systems\nExperience and Background:\n4+ years of experience in building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems\nProficiency in Go\nHands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform\nExperience with cloud-native environments such as AWS or GCP\nExperience with microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, and container technologies\nYou care about the craft of software engineering: continuous delivery, defensive programming, automated testing, clean code principles\nYou have a strong sense of ownership and are comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-moving environments\nYou bring a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed \nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience designing APIs and backend services consumed by multiple client platforms\nExperience with Scala or other functional programming languages\nKnowledge of API communication patterns (e.g., gRPC, GraphQL)\nExposure to media streaming, playback, audio engineering or adjacent domains\nFamiliarity with audio/video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), and transport container technologies\nExperience using AI-assisted development tools and a strong intuition for their strengths, weaknesses, and emerging opportunities\nAbout us:\nWe are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)\nWe provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home\nWe are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard.\nWe believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities\nBenefits:\nInterested in a gym membership, photography course or book? 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