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Senior Android Engineer - Platform Enablement

SoundCloud
Los Angeles, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jan 2026
💰 $165,000/yr($140,000/yr$165,000/yr)

About the role

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.   SoundCloud is looking for a Senior Android Engineer to join our growing Platform Enablement team. This is a central engineering team that supports various initiatives around SoundCloud, including marketing technology, privacy, consent and observability across web and mobile devices.  As a mobile engineer on this team, you will be collaborating with other SoundCloud mobile engineers in support of the Platform Enablement roadmap. You can expect a fast paced environment, and a variety of types of projects.  Great communication skills are a must!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain various SoundCloud initiatives on Android, including MarTech, analytics, privacy, consent and growth
  • Contribute to the modernization of our codebase by refactoring and modularizing components using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
  • Support experimentation and data-driven product development by integrating A/B testing and tracking into mobile features
  • Build and optimize UI components using Jetpack Compose, with a focus on performance, accessibility, and platform consistency
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including product, design, backend, and analytics—to define, build, and iterate on features
  • Take part in architectural decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices to ensure maintainable, scalable mobile development

Experience and Background:

  • Professional experience building Android applications using Kotlin, with strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, and Jetpack Compose
  • Comfortable working in and improving large, existing codebases, including refactoring XML layouts to Jetpack Compose and maintaining clean, maintainable code
  • Eager to learn new technologies, experiment, and continuously improve as an engineer
  • Skilled at working in cross-functional teams, proactively communicating, and breaking down complex problems into simple, elegant solutions
  • Thrives in a collaborative, agile environment, while also capable of working independently and taking initiative
  • Passionate about music, mobile development, and building intuitive, high-impact experiences for millions of users

The salary range for this role is $140,000 - $165,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, and location. We also offer a generous total rewards program - read more about additional benefits and perks below!

About us:

  • We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
  • We 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
  • We 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
  • We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
  • Robust 401k program
  • Employee Equity Plan
  • Generous professional development allowance
  • Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
  • Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
  • 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
  • Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by under

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