Backend Technical Lead (US)

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.

Now, with over 3 million monthly active users, we've paid over $350M 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

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Backend Technical Lead to drive the technical direction of the BeatStars backend application. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills to design, develop, and maintain our complex distributed systems infrastructure. This is a very hands-on role that will require not only technical design and decision-making but also extensive coding. This position will report to the Backend Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance backend systems
• Develop and maintain robust, efficient, and scalable backend solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement technical strategies
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality software development practices
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes and technical infrastructure
• Participate in solution design, technical planning, and system architecture discussions
• Partner with stakeholders & QA to ensure product requirements are met and we’re always delivering value to customers.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of relevant software engineering experience
• Advanced skills in:
• Java 8+ and SpringBoot ecosystem
• Docker and containerization technologies
• Microservices architecture within the AWS environment
• Serverless technologies (Lambda, Fargate)
• Asynchronous workflow design

• Extensive experience with:
• DynamoDB
• MySQL
• Redis
• ElasticSearch

• Comprehensive knowledge of AWS services
• Experience with build and release processes using:
• Git
• Jira
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions

• Experience with GoLang
• Proficiency in GraphQL
• Strong understanding of distributed systems design
• Ability to create scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure
• Ability to mentor and develop junior engineers

Benefits

We're a small and growing team working together closely and operating with complete autonomy and freedom. This means you will have a direct impact on any project that you work on, and your success will be felt across the company. Some other perks include:

• Elite Tier Benefits Program - generous contributions towards medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents
• FSA/HSA
• 20 PTO days (+5 Days at 4 years tenure) and Routine sick days
• 10 Company Observed Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
• Async Daily Meditation Session
• 8 weeks of parental leave paid at 100%
• Company-Sponsored Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits (LTD, Additional Life, and 401k) 
• Flexible work hours
• $70/month tech reimbursement
• $30/month Wellness Program through JOON 
• Company Observed Self-Care Days (4x per year)
• Virtual social events and a sense of community (even online)
• Global Recognition and Anniversary Program
• Plenty of opportunities while we grow and scale in a global environment
• Access to On-Demand Learning Platform

Compensation:

This salary/OTE range represents the low, middle, and high end of the salary or OTE (Sales roles only) range for this position and is subject to change. To determine starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. The range shared on JDs is broad range to cover multiple regions. Candidates will be given a specific range based on their city/country during the initial phone screen. 

Salary/OTE is just one component of our total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for additional benefits and perks BeatStars has to offer.

Preferred locations to hire are in the United States. This is a US-based role only. No other locations will be considered at this time. The remote salary range for this role is as follows:

• Tier 1 markets (SEA, SF, NY): $186,000-$220,000
• Other markets: $170,000-$200,000

BeatStars is a globally distributed team. To support collaboration across regions, we operate with core working hours designed to ensure meaningful overlap across teams:

Core Working Hours by Location:

• PT (US): 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
• CT (US): 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• ET (US): 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• GMT+1 (UK & Portugal): 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• GMT-3 (Brazil): 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• GMT+2 (South Africa & Germany): 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

While we generally have the flexibility to build an 8-hour work day, we ask for flexibility during core hours, as from time to time, it may be needed to attend global calls that cover more than 2 time zones during these hours. We ask folks to schedule events when possible, at least 3 working days in advance.

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