Senior Software Engineer, Dimensional Data
At a glance
Senior Software Engineering role at Warner Music Inc. Remote, Canada · full-time · CA$112,000–CA$152,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and operate data sets, pipelines, transformations, APIs and user-facing tools around music industry concepts
- Take features from design through release and ongoing support, including testing and maintenance
- Create reliable software that can scale as usage and business needs grow
- Work with engineers and leaders to improve your craft and team practices
What you bring
- At least six years building backend or full-stack software
- A computer science or computer engineering degree, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong cloud, distributed systems and operations skills, including testing, monitoring and incident response
- Experience developing APIs, backend services, databases, data pipelines and warehouse systems
Who this fits
This senior engineering role suits someone comfortable owning work across the full development lifecycle and handling complex debugging in a fast-changing, ambiguous environment. It is remote in Canada. The listed stack includes Python, Databricks, AWS, Postgres, TypeScript, React and Snowflake, but prior experience with those tools is optional.
From the employer
Your Role:
The goal of the Dimensional Data Team (DDT) is to own and deliver dimensional data on concepts like Artists, Participants, Albums, and Tracks to business users and internal WMG products, empowering artist and music label decisions.
We are looking for a Software Engineer to build and manage data sets, pipelines, transformations, APIs, and front end products that abstract away data complexity for our stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to join a high performing engineering team that drives significant impact across WMG’s technology initiatives.
Here you’ll get to:
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Reimagine and implement the future of tech for the music industry
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Work as part of a dynamic and highly effective team
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Own features though full development lifecycle – design, creation, test, deployment, maintenance
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Implement maintainable solutions with high quality and reliability that can scale as our business continues to grow and expand
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Learn and grow as a professional through close collaboration with your team members and engineering leaders, and by being part of culture of continuous improvement and learning
About You:
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You have an undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
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You have at least 6 years of experience in backend or full stack development
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You have a deep knowledge of AWS or other large cloud computing environment
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You have strong distributed systems skills: How to make things fast and scalable, how to measure things (e.g. latency, throughput)
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You have strong operational excellence best practices: Testing, monitoring, paging, and incident management
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You have a strong understanding of developing APIs, backend services, databases, data pipelines, data warehousing
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Tech stack primarily consists of Python, Databricks, AWS, Postgres, Typescript, React, and Snowflake. Experience in this tech stack is a plus although not mandatory
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You have a high sense of ownership and a drive to deliver impact in a fast-paced, evolving, ambiguous environment
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You have strong debugging skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues
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You have a drive to grow, learn, and master the craft of software development