Sounds’s mission is to connect the world with music. Through our
mobile apps, we make it easier to discover and share music with friends.
We build innovative music experiences because we believe that music is
meant to be shared.
Whether we’re creating new products or helping artists get closer to
fans, people at Sounds are builders at heart. We are constantly testing
ideas, iterating, and learning with a strong focus on user feedback and
analytics.
Responsibilities
You will plan, design and build intelligent back-end solutions; bind
these solutions to our front-end infrastructure; and monitor, test and
continuously improve your work. You will also have the opportunity to
hack on what you want during our regular hack weeks. Above all, your
work will impact the way the world experiences music.
Minimum Qualifications
• You are a back-end engineer with at least 3 years of hands-on
experience in building distributed systems in a multi-language
environment.
• You have a postgraduate degree (MSc or PhD, or equivalent) in
computer science, mathematics, physics, statistics, or a closely related
field.
• You have a solid foundation of system design principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• You have experience building high-volume, low-latency, high-availability systems.
• You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high quality code.
We want to see what you’ve done and we want you to tell us why you’re proud of it.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience developing social products, technologies and platforms
