Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer with Sony Music PDE + GO:

• Work with a cross-functional team to build products that empower artists and record labels across the globe

• Contribute to all tiers of our architecture to produce high quality, robust user experiences

• Write clean, tested, maintainable code

• Design, communicate and execute a vision in collaboration with your team and other teams across the technology organization

• Work closely with product management to understand client requirements

• Participate in re-architecture, refinement and technical design of various systems

• Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning

Seeking 8+ years of software engineering experience in the following areas:

• Experience with microservices, APIs, and related standards such as REST, HTTP, and OAuth

• Experience in a scripting language (we use Python and JavaScript)

• Experience building full-stack web applications (we use TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Python)

• Experience with various database technologies and query languages (we use Neo4j, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, and more)

• Experience with low-latency techniques to help improve page load time and reliability

• Experience writing unit and integration tests

• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud technologies

• Comfortable working in an agile team

• A competitive salary and bonus scheme.
• Free Vinyls, Gig Tickets, Live Shows within our office, and the ability to skip the queue for major UK festivals.
• An office environment built around success (Free Breathwork, Yoga, Pilates Classes), A monthly craft class (Perfume making, Pottery, Sushi rolling), Numerous pub quizzes, album launches, and single launches.
• On-site restaurant for breakfast & lunch + On-site baristas across 2 floors.
• Private Healthcare & Dental (You can add your family to this as well)
• 25 Days Standard Holiday + Bank Holidays + Our Winter Recess
• Weekly get-togethers (drinks, running clubs, football teams, fantasy football drafts, Gigs too obviously, Movie Club)
• Quarterly PDE Specific Socials (Bowling, Formula 1, Karaoke, Bingo)
• Discounts with other Sony Brands (Electronics, Movies)
• Entertainment and Food Discounts through Tastecard, NightKey, and Gourmet Society.
• Numerous opportunities to help with Sony Music's social justice fund.
• You join an inclusive, collaborative, and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• An excellent range of benefits, a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and income protection, plus loads of music biz perks
• We invest in your professional growth & development

Equal Opportunities As an active part of a culturally and socially diverse society, Sony Music's aim is that our workforce is diverse and inclusive. Sony Music is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We've played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We've nurtured some of music's most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we're committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies. Sony Music's Product Design Engineering and Global Operations (PDE + GO) Team is looking for a Software Engineer to join our development team in our King's Cross London Office.