Senior Backend Java Engineer

at  BeatStars Inc

ABOUT BEATSTARS

Since 2008 BeatStars has been the pioneering and go-to online music marketplace to connect millions of recording artists and music producers worldwide. BeatStars is also the leading artist discovery tool for all the major and independent labels. Most recently, BeatStars partnered with Sony Publishing to launch its publishing arm on the platform.
With over 3 million monthly active users, we’ve paid over $325M to our creator community. We continue to support independent musicians with the tools, community, opportunities, and education they need to earn a living doing what they love.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Senior Backend Java Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing new features in an agile software development process for our users and internal stakeholders to grow BeatStars’ core business. This includes gathering requirements and building and testing features before release.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and implement new features in an agile software development process for our users and internal stakeholders to grow BeatStars’ core business.
• Maintain existing features within our software platform with a commitment to maintainability, observability, and evolvability.
• Build internal tooling, fix bugs, tighten security, and improve our platform’s performance.
• Write tests and ensure code is reliable, maintainable, understandable, and robust as we continue to grow our users.
• Partner with stakeholders & QA to ensure product requirements are met and we’re always delivering value to customers.
• Troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement.

THIS ROLE MIGHT BE FOR YOU IF:

• You are a team player. You understand that flying solo is a limiting and isolating choice and know that making your team look good works far better than creating a one-man show.
• You are an expert communication router - being at the center of the information triangle among the market, team, and company, you know how to find the best method and style to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feedback.
• You lead by influence, core values, and example, through motivating, guiding, and keeping your functional leads focused on the vision and goals.
• You relate well to people and easily establish good relationships.
• You respond quickly and appropriately to the needs of others.
• You have a knack for explaining complicated things simply.
• You’re level-headed and cool under pressure. When things change, you know how to roll with the punches.
• You can tolerate ambiguity.
• You enjoy managing the big picture, as well as the small details.
• You are an out-of-the-box thinker when it comes to finding solutions to problems.
• You will blow us away with your work ethic, your passion, your integrity, your attitude, and your energy!