Backend engineer

We are looking for a driven Backend Engineer that will join the Playlist Experience squad, the team responsible for the core systems that power Client’s playlists. You will deep-dive into our playlist backend, implement new features, and ensure that our services perform and scale to meet the demands of millions of listeners. WHAT YOU’LL DO: -As a consultant in this squad, you will focus on making our systems more reliable and efficient while enabling the next generation of playlist features. -Design, develop, and deploy Java backend services, with a focus on high availability, low latency, and massive scalability. -Operate large scale distributed databases in a cloud environment (GCP). -Build and maintain data processing pipelines. -Proactively improve service performance, efficiency, and reliability, by analyzing slow paths and problematic API usage. -Implement and facilitate the rollout of new features within the playlist experience squad. -Collaborate within an autonomous, cross-functional team, taking operational responsibility for the services you build and maintain. WHO YOU ARE: -You know how to architect and design large scale distributed backend services and databases, and you have a solid understanding of data structures and algorithms. -You are in the forefront of using AI tools, for efficient and effective coding. -You have experience from using Java to build high performance backend services. Additional experience with the Scala language is a strong merit. -You are experienced with modern infrastructure and cloud tools, specifically within GCP, and you are comfortable managing the full lifecycle of a service. -You have a deep understanding of distributed systems and how to diagnose performance regressions in complex, interconnected backend architectures.