Senior Software Engineer

Engineering - Remote, Greater London (Remote)

Senior Software Engineer

Songtradr UK VACANCY: FULL-TIME

Company Profile

Songtradr is the world’s largest B2B music technology company, offering end-to-end music licensing, rights management, and direct-to-fan solutions. Through strategic acquisitions like MassiveMusic and Bandcamp, Songtradr empowers music creators and enables brands to connect with audiences through the power of music. Learn more atwww.songtradr.com.

Job Description

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to become a part of the Supply Chain team at the Songtradr Group. The team develops our global-leading B2B music Platform-as-a-Service that enables companies and brands to connect to its global music catalogue and rights management system to launch and manage unique and engaging music experiences. Operating worldwide in over 80 markets and integrated with more than 300,000 labels and publishers, Songtradr’s platform automates the complex and time consuming processes of music licensing management, making it easier to access and use music in streaming services, social media, home fitness, gaming and retail. Our industry leading clients include Triller, Apex Rides and Grandpad to name a few. You’ll be joining an enthusiastic technology team who enjoy what they do and operate with autonomy. Development teams deploy into production multiple times a day and are empowered to deploy as soon as automated tests pass. Techniques such as pair programming and test-driven development (TDD) are deeply embedded. We’re strong advocates of TDD and would only consider you for a position if you have a strong passion for it. We’re not perfect and not afraid to say so and we’re constantly striving to improve the way we work (utilising tools such as retrospectives, 1-2-1s and knowledge sharing). We have regular sessions sharing ideas, and discussing practices and technologies. We follow lean principles, using techniques such as Kanban to drive this, keeping stories small and value-driven. We operate iteratively, delivering features as we go, to ensure we are solving the right problem in a meaningful way. We’re working at scale – our service-oriented API Platform is handling billions of requests per month and growing quickly. Our production systems run in AWS and Google Cloud using various languages, primarily Node.js and C#. We embrace Linux and cloud-native-style architectures. We have a strong DevOps culture and like to use externally managed services to allow us to focus on what makes our products great.

Main Job Duties

You’ll be joining our rights holder ingestion and media engineering team which specialises in delivering media via our client-facing API, the underlying services which power it and processing data sent to us by our suppliers.  A typical day starts with a stand-up. You'll pair remotely with team members via video call. There will be regular check-ins with the team (such as retrospectives and knowledge-sharing events). You will also be coordinating with the product team (e.g. for requirements gathering, and slicing). The technology we currently use:

• Node.js with some C# for older applications
• Linux
• GCP/AWS
• Serverless (Google Cloud Run, AWS Lambda etc.)
• Messages Queues (PubSub, SNS)
• Relational Databases (SQL Server)
• NoSQL & Object storage (GCS, AWS DocumentDB, S3)
• Search (AWS Opensearch)
• Containers (Docker, Docker Compose, ECS)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Observability (Datadog)
• Scripting (Bash, Make)

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Experience and a strong desire to develop using TDD
• Keen to partake in paired programming
• Desire to build software in a lean and agile way
• Experience in Node.js and at least one other language
• Infrastructure as code experience (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform)
• Experience building highly available, high throughput, public-facing APIs

Desirable:

• AWS or GCP experience
• Docker & Linux experience
• Some experience with a strongly typed language
• Experience designing and implementing microservice architectures
• Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, TeamCity)
• Experience owning products end-to-end, including managing how they operate in production
• Scripting experience (e.g. Bash)
• Observability, monitoring experience (e.g. DataDog)
• Data engineering experience (e.g. SQL, NoSQL)
• Understand & champion lean software development principles

Personal Attributes

• You’re passionate about software development and understand that it involves a lot more than just writing code. To you, quality (both internal and external) matters.
• You see it as your remit to understand our domain so we can all deliver as much value to the business as possible.
• You care about the ways that you work and agree with our Tech Principles.

Our Three Core Values

_Lead with Music_ It’s our compass and our passion. We champion creativity by putting artists, brands and fans first, balancing artistic integrity with bold commercial ambition. _Perform as One Band_ United by purpose and trust. We aim high, knowing that collaboration, community, and doing it for the right reasons drives success for everyone. _Own Your Voice_ We listen deeply and speak honestly. We value time, welcome diverse perspectives, and keep the rhythm of open, transparent communication alive.

Employment

Full time. What do you get in return? Inspiration, knowledge, career development, on top of our financial package. You’ll also be working with an international bunch of remarkable musically-infused individuals. on this note, please know that Songtradr is an equal opportunities employer. Applicants will not be excluded on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, nationality, diversity of thought, disability, age, belief or sexual orientation. And if you need any specific adjustments during recruitment process please let us know. If after reading this you know this is perfect role for you please apply via THIS LINK including your resume & brief summary professional achievement most proud of date. We look forward hearing from you! Location: Remote Greater London (Remote) Department: Engineering Employment Type: Full-Time Minimum Experience: Experienced