Full Stack Software Engineer - Authentication and Authorisation

SoundCloud is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Authentication and Authorisation team in Berlin, Germany. As a full-stack software engineer within the user Authentication and Authorisation team, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions to safeguard the authenticity, confidentiality, and integrity of SoundCloud users.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain identity and access management solutions using Go/Scala and JavaScript.
Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering to maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
Solve technical problems with large scope and complexity while advocating for improvements to product quality, security, and performance.
Maintain systems in production, including answering incidents.
Contribute to team and organizational improvements in processes and tooling.
Confidently own moderate to significantly complex features and improvements with minimal guidance and support from other team members.
Collaborate with the team on larger projects.
Continuously learn and share knowledge of industry best practices on IAM-related technologies.

What You Need To Succeed

Few years of hands-on industry experience building complex products.
Experience in developing for the server is desirable, for example, with NodeJS, Scala, or Ruby.
Background in web development and JavaScript with experience in React or other major JavaScript frameworks.
Good understanding of algorithms and data structures.
Care about privacy by design, security, testing, high-performance systems, and mentoring others.
Good knowledge in cloud computing and any experience with IAM services such as AWS Cognito and Auth0 would be a plus.
Passion for music.

About Us

SoundCloud is 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.

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 levels.
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; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans, and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or caregiver status.

At SoundCloud, you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting and promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.