SoundCloud is a next-generation music entertainment company powered by an ecosystem of artists, fans, and thriving communities on the pulse of what’s new, now and next in culture. As one of the world’s most influential cultural platforms, SoundCloud holds a singular market position as both a music-streaming service with the largest catalog of music, and an artist services and distribution business to help artists grow long-term, successful careers. 

We are looking for an Engineering Manager for our SoundCloud Platform Authentication team with a mission to enable SoundCloud users’ to access sensitive data, features and media correctly, securely and compliantly authenticated, authorized and accounted for all SoundCloud services in a frictionless maneer. As a manager of the team you will be responsible for building and maintaining systems to identify users and control access to an abundance of music and customer data as well as functionalities for 1P and 3P SoundCloud’s customers. 

As an Engineering Manager of the Authentication team you will have end-to-end ownership of the authentication and authorization pipeline. You will be responsible for hiring, managing and developing a group of talented software engineers working with cutting-edge technologies such as microservices, Scala, TypeScript/React, Swift, Kotlin, data processing platforms such as BigQuery and other Google Cloud Platform services. We care much more about your general engineering skills and positive attitude towards getting things done than any prior knowledge of a particular language or framework.

You will help the team to understand business objectives, ensure that Agile ceremonies take place and uphold our best in class technical direction. You will work closely with product and design teams to deliver an amazing product. You will communicate proactively with other teams across the company to collaborate on cross-cutting topics. You embrace hard decisions, applying pragmatism when necessary.

You will support the PM in backlog prioritization by facilitating the team’s estimation of the backlog, and by describing the value for technical tasks. You will ensure pragmatism in scoping work, having return on investment (ROI) in mind.

You’ve worked as an engineer, and you understand what it takes to deliver a large cross-functional project in an agile environment. You know how to maintain large systems over time, establishing a technical roadmap and balancing product and engineering concerns. You’ve been a mentor and understand how to grow someone’s career.

If you are excited by the opportunity to directly impact the daily experience and happiness of millions of people around the world, giving them the power to share and connect through music, we’d love to hear from you. 

Read about engineering at SoundCloud.

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 accommodating 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
• You can contribute to ourEngineering Blog

Benefits:

• Not located in Berlin? No worries, we offer extensive relocation support including allowances, one way flights, temporary accommodation and, by partnering with Expath, on the ground support on arrival
• Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Professional development allowance
• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
• We offer free German courses at beginning, intermediate and advanced
• Various snacks, goodies and 2 free lunches weekly at the office! 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization. With this foundation, we aim to build a social platform and global community for everyone to create, discover, and share sounds. We acknowledge the challenges in our industry and strive to develop an inclusive culture where individual contributions are valued. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status. 

At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group (groups focused on people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and women). You may also participate in inclusive workshops, contribute to our Cultural Moments series, vote on organizations for the SoundCloud Community fund’s support, and more!