Backend Engineer - Media Streaming

<div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SoundCloud empowers artists, tastemakers and fans to connect and share through music. 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.&nbsp;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.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SoundCloud is </span>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. </span>&nbsp;</div> <div> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog">Read about engineering at SoundCloud</a></span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong>&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Contribute to building, scaling and maintaining backend APIs and services that serve millions of users</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate closely with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers to deliver seamless end-to-end media experiences</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability of SoundCloud’s services</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Debug complex issues across systems, ensuring a consistent experience for users globally</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, s