Senior Android Engineer - Platform Enablement

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

SoundCloud is looking for a Senior Android Engineer to join our growing Platform Enablement team. This is a central engineering team that supports various initiatives around SoundCloud, including marketing technology, privacy, consent and observability across web and mobile devices. As a mobile engineer on this team, you will be collaborating with other SoundCloud mobile engineers in support of the Platform Enablement roadmap. You can expect a fast paced environment, and a variety of types of projects. Great communication skills are a must!

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain various SoundCloud initiatives on Android, including MarTech, analytics, privacy, consent and growth

• Contribute to the modernization of our codebase by refactoring and modularizing components using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose

• Support experimentation and data-driven product development by integrating A/B testing and tracking into mobile features

• Build and optimize UI components using Jetpack Compose, with a focus on performance, accessibility, and platform consistency

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including product, design, backend, and analytics—to define, build, and iterate on features

• Take part in architectural decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices to ensure maintainable, scalable mobile development

Experience and Background:

• Professional experience building Android applications using Kotlin, with strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, and Jetpack Compose

• Comfortable working in and improving large, existing codebases, including refactoring XML layouts to Jetpack Compose and maintaining clean, maintainable code

• Eager to learn new technologies, experiment, and continuously improve as an engineer

• Skilled at working in cross-functional teams, proactively communicating, and breaking down complex problems into simple, elegant solutions

• Thrives in a collaborative, agile environment, while also capable of working independently and taking initiative

• Passionate about music, mobile development, and building intuitive, high-impact experiences for millions of users

The salary range for this role is $140,000 - $165,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, and location. We also offer a generous total rewards program - read more about additional benefits and perks below!

About us:

• We are 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

• We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources

• Robust 401k program

• Employee Equity Plan

• Generous professional development allowance

• Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!

• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually

• 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children

• Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when 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 care-giver 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 in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.