Backend Developer
At Epidemic Sound, we make soundtracking content simple and inspiring with unlimited access to music and sound effects. Headquartered in Stockholm, with offices all over the world, we are a force of over 500 on a mission to soundtrack the world. Our innovative licensing model paves the way for creators - from YouTubers to small business to the world’s most recognizable brands - to use sound to enhance their content while simultaneously supporting artists both financially and creatively. Epidemic Sound music is heard 2 billion times a day on YouTube alone and is recognized as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times. Epidemic Sound is backed by EQT, Blackstone, Creandum, Atwater Capital to name a few.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us build our product and scale it around the world. The position is full-time and based in Stockholm.
How you will make an impact
We are seeking a seasoned developer with experience in scaling the web and all the details that go into building a great user and developer experience. In this team, you will be a vital part of our future and building products that impact all of our users in a scalable and stable way.
What you’ll do
- Work on our microservices and evangelize the developer experience in the organization.
- Create APIs for our team and others, with the documentation that comes with.
- Integrate challenging and interesting internal and third party services to create a distributed system used by all of Epidemic’s creators.
- Be a part of a diverse and inclusive team that values open communication and honesty with each other.
- Conduct A/B tests and analyze data to improve user experience
- Act as an architect, taking ownership of complex technical projects, including planning, cross-team collaboration, and impact evaluation
- Mentor and coach team members, fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture
What you’ll bring
- Experience with building APIs and documentation.
- Able to scale web solutions.
- Experience with Python and Django (or another backend programming language such as Kotlin, Java, Go etc).
- A focus on platform stability and observability.
- Good communication skills.
- A driven and impact motivated mindset with an attention to detail and eye on the future.
It would also be music to our ears if you are willing and able to work in Javascript.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We believe that bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives makes for a healthy workplace, a more successful business and a better world. We value diversity and encourage everyone to come and soundtrack the world with us.
Application
Do you want to be a part of our fantastic team? Please apply, in English, by clicking the link below.
- Locations
- HQ (Stockholm)
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
HQ (Stockholm)
About Epidemic Sound
Epidemic Sound, the market leading platform for restriction-free music, is headquartered in Stockholm, heard around the globe and on a mission to soundtrack the world.The company has democratized access to music for storytellers. Its innovative digital rights model paves the way for creators - everyone from YouTubers to small businesses to the world’s largest brands - to use restriction-free music to take their content to the next level, whilst simultaneously supporting the musicians it works with both financially and creatively.The company was co-founded in 2009, operates across the globe, and has offices in five major cities: Stockholm, New York, Los Angeles, Seoul and Amsterdam. Epidemic Sound is backed by EQT, Blackstone, Creandum, Atwater Capital, Alecta. AMF, and TIN Fonder and its Chairperson is Andrew Fisher, former CEO and Chairman of Shazam.
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