Senior Backend Engineer - Fan Monetization

New York, Atlanta, East Coast

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.

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our growing Fan Monetization team!

As backend engineers at SoundCloud, we build the infrastructure behind features that help artists grow their careers and connect more deeply with their fans. Our work involves large-scale distributed systems, complex integrations, and high-throughput data flows. We actively improve our tools and processes to support collaboration and productivity, and we foster an environment where everyone can learn and grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance services using Golang, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and Protobuf
• Build and scale backend systems that power fan-to-artist monetization features, helping fans support their favorite artists
• Collaborate with product leadership, payments experts, and engineering teams across SoundCloud
• Become a domain expert in fan monetization and artist-fan engagement
• Communicate team needs to the wider organization to ensure efficiency and alignment
• Operate independently with simple guidance, driving projects from inception to completion

Experience and Background

• 7+ years of experience building and operating high-traffic distributed systems
• Proven ability to function independently with minimal guidance, while collaborating effectively with frontend engineers, product managers, and stakeholders
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability from project start to delivery
• Production experience shipping services in Golang, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and Protobuf
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL, BigQuery, and Redis is a plus
• Hands‑on experience deploying and managing services in cloud environments (AWS preferred) using Terraform for infrastructure as code
• Familiarity with messaging/queuing systems such as Kafka, Kinesis, and SQS
• Passionate about using emerging AI technologies to enhance coding and software quality

The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000 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.

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 accommodate 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
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
• Robust 401(k) 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 understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or caregiver status.

At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting and promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.