
Senior Software Engineer, Data & Music Platform
Job Description
Join our global force of 400+ innovators, blending the latest in tech with the greatest in soundtracking, from our Stockholm HQ to offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, Oslo, and Seoul. We’re an industry leader with a startup mentality. We take what we do seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Creating and collaborating to transform the sound of streaming, content, and culture. Come join us, and let the world feel your work.
The Music team is the engine behind Epidemic Sound's music catalogue. We own the tools, pipelines, and platform that get music out to the right places in the right formats - and make sure artists get paid accurately along the way. We're one of the most data-intensive teams at Epidemic, and we are building the infrastructure that helps us invest smarter in the right music for our users.
This is a high-ownership role in a small, autonomous team that works closely with our music colleagues and moves fast. You will plan, build, and lead across a platform that sits at the heart of what Epidemic does, with real influence over technical direction and future projects.
Your key responsibilities include
Own and evolve the full data lifecycle across ingestion, processing, enrichment, and distribution, using dbt models to make our music catalogue accessible and usable across internal and external destinations.
Own features end-to-end: from technical design through deployment and iteration in production
Take responsibility for the quality, accessibility, and use of the team's data, keeping what we own trustworthy and well-documented
Structure complex problems into clean, maintainable components with strong instincts for API, event, and database design
Actively use AI agents in design, implementation, and testing, viewing them as collaborators and critically evaluating their output before shipping
Set technical direction and standards for your area, influencing how others build
Mentor other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing
Collaborate with music teams and other stakeholders to translate domain needs into platform capabilities
Requirements
A well-rounded foundation in both software engineering and data engineering, moving comfortably between the two
Deep software engineering fundamentals: system design, APIs, testing, and CI/CD
Experience building and operating data platforms in a cloud environment
Agentic development mindset: you use AI agents actively in your own work, knowing where they add leverage and where human judgment is non-negotiable
A track record of leading technically in a team, owning outcomes and influencing how others build
Clear, direct communication across disciplines - you work well with music teams, product managers, and commercial stakeholders without relying on translation layers
It would also be music to our ears if you have
Experience with Go and/or Next.js - our primary stack, though we are happy to bring you up to speed
A background working with music or sound in some capacity, giving you a head start on understanding the team's scope
Experience with dbt
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
Ready to make the world feel your work? Please apply, in English.
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Job Details
- Category
- Software
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden (Hybrid)
- Posted
About Epidemic Sound
Epidemic Sound is the soundtracking partner for global brands, platforms, and professional creators. Our world-class music and sound effects power advertising, marketing, entertainment, and digital products worldwide — reaching billions of people every day. With a direct licensing model that includes all rights, Epidemic Sound makes it simple for businesses to use music safely, globally, and at scale. Beyond licensing, we provide modern soundtracking tools and curated solutions that help brands build consistent, emotionally resonant audio across every touchpoint — from campaigns and content to apps, experiences, and internal use. Our catalog is continuously created in collaboration with a global community of artists, composers, and producers, whom we support both creatively and financially. The result: fresh, high-quality music across every genre, designed for how brands and creators actually work today.
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