Backend Engineer - Media Streaming

Berlin. Posted a month ago

The role

You will build, scale, and maintain backend APIs and services for a global media streaming platform. You will collaborate with various engineering teams to deliver audio experiences and participate in on-call rotations.

What you will do

Contribute to building, scaling and maintaining backend APIs and services
Collaborate closely with Android, iOS, web, and full-stack engineers
Ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability of services
Debug complex issues across systems
Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and roadmap planning
Be part of on-call rotation

Required qualifications

4+ years of experience in building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems
Proficiency in Go
Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
Experience with cloud-native environments such as AWS or GCP
Experience with microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, and container technologies
Care about the craft of software engineering: continuous delivery, defensive programming, automated testing, clean code principles
Strong sense of ownership
Comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-moving environments
Humble attitude, eagerness to help colleagues, and desire to make the team succeed

Nice to have

Experience designing APIs and backend services consumed by multiple client platforms
Experience with Scala or other functional programming languages
Knowledge of API communication patterns (e.g., gRPC, GraphQL)
Exposure to media streaming, playback, audio engineering or adjacent domains
Familiarity with audio/video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), and transport container technologies
Experience using AI-assisted development tools

Benefits

Creativity and Wellness benefit (gym membership, photography course or book)
Employee Equity Plan
Generous professional development allowance
Flexible vacation and public holiday policy with up to 35 days of PTO annually
Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

About the company

SoundCloud is a creator-first platform helping artists build and grow their careers. It is a multinational company with offices in the US, Germany, and the UK.