About SoundExchange

Since forming in 2003, we have established ourselves as the premier music tech organization with a mission of building a fairer, simpler, and creator‐focused industry. Through a combination of proprietary solutions, emphasis on data, and advocacy efforts, SoundExchange works with 3,600+ digital service providers to collect and distribute digital performance royalties – more than $10 billion – on behalf of over 650,000 creators and rights owners. 

Title: Senior Software Engineer, License and Usage Data Management Teams
Department: Technology
Job Location: Washington, DC or anywhere (Continental US)
Reports To: Lead Software Engineer
Supervisory Role: No
FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary:

The Senior Software Engineer will be a key contributor to the full software development lifecycle while coaching and mentoring other contributors within their technical team. The Senior Software Engineer will work on maintaining and enriching robust applications that deal with data processing and business operations. To accomplish their mission, they will need to collaborate across the engineering organization to ensure efficient development and delivery of technical solutions. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and be able to quickly adapt to rapidly changing priorities while wearing multiple hats.

 Essential Functions:

• Contribute as a code author and reviewer within a small team of software engineers.
• Contribute to technical designs and work with Operations teams to implement and support solutions to the data challenges we face in the music industry.
• Participate in architecture discussions and decision-making both within their team and across SoundExchange.
• Work with other engineering teams on both stakeholder-driven projects as well as engineering-driven, platform projects.
• Demonstrate responsibility, accountability, and dedication to engineering team success.
• Establish and promote use of technologies and processes that lower risk and increase efficiency.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs):

• Must have wide ranging experience on multiple projects covering a multitude of technologies at different levels.
• Must show above average knowledge of at least a few of these technologies:
  • Python or Ruby ecosystem (Django highly preferred)
  • SQL (Postgres)
  • AWS (S3, ECS, RDS, and all core services)
  • Terraform
  • Big data: Redshift, Bigquery, Presto, Athena, ElasticSearch etc.
• Experience building enterprise software with complex business rules and data models.
• Experience with scaling systems to handle ever growing data sets.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with team members and business partners.

Required Education, Certifications/ Licenses, Related Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 5 or more years of experience in software engineering

ADA Specifications:

• This position requires the ability to remain in a stationary position (standing and/or seated) all of the time
• This position requires the ability to spend all of the time viewing computer monitors

Travel Requirements:

• If hired remote, this person is expected to travel to the Washington DC corporate office as needed (3-4 times per year minimum).

Note:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.

DEI Statement:

At SoundExchange, we empower creators and help share the future of music. One way we do this is by respecting our team members' diverse voices, varied perspectives, and distinct backgrounds. We are intentional in creating an inclusive culture where we recognize that equity is greater than equality and all employees have the opportunities and support needed to thrive. We strive to create teams that reflect the music community we serve – every individual’s unique attributes and abilities are valued and are part of how we innovate, create, and deliver experiences to the creators we champion.

Accommodations:

SoundExchange is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individual