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title: 'Senior Data Engineer, Music Platform at Epidemic Sound'
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# Senior Data Engineer, Music Platform at Epidemic Sound

- **Company:** Epidemic Sound
- **Location:** Stockholm, Sweden
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/epidemic-sound/abb70c64-4906-4760-ba0f-0fa4033c6639

## Job description

Join our global force of 400+ innovators, blending the latest in tech with the greatest in soundtracking, from our Stockholm HQ to offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, Oslo, and Seoul. We’re an industry leader with a startup mentality. We take what we do seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Creating and collaborating to transform the sound of streaming, content, and culture. Come join us, and let the world feel your work

The Music team is the engine behind Epidemic Sound's music catalogue. We own the tools, pipelines, and platform that get music out to the right places in the right formats - and make sure artists get paid accurately along the way. We're one of the most data-intensive teams at Epidemic, and we are building the infrastructure that helps us invest smarter in the right music for our users. This is a high-ownership role in a small, autonomous team that works closely with our music colleagues and moves fast. You will plan, build, and lead across a platform that sits at the heart of what Epidemic does, with real influence over technical direction and future projects.

## Your key responsibilities include

- Own and evolve the full data lifecycle across ingestion, processing, enrichment, and distribution, using dbt models to make our music catalogue accessible and usable across internal and external destinations.
- Own features end-to-end: from technical design through deployment and iteration in production
- Take responsibility for the quality, accessibility, and use of the team's data, keeping what we own trustworthy and well-documented
- Break down complex problems into clean, maintainable components with good instincts for API, event, and database design
- Set technical direction and standards for your area, influencing how others build
- Mentor other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with music teams and other stakeholders to translate domain needs into platform capabilities

## Requirements

- A well-rounded foundation in both software engineering and data engineering, moving comfortably between the two
- Knowledge of software engineering fundamentals: system design, APIs, testing, and CI/CD
- Extensive experience building and operating data platforms in a cloud environment
- Agentic development mindset: you use AI agents actively in your own work, knowing where they add leverage and where human judgment is non-negotiable
- A track record of leading technically in a team, owning outcomes and influencing how others build
- Clear, direct communication across disciplines - you work well with music teams, product managers, and commercial stakeholders without relying on translation layers.
- Very comfortable to build clean and future proof data lineages using dbt or similar tools.

It would also be music to our ears if you have

- Experience with Go and/or Next.js - our primary stack, though we are happy to bring you up to speed
- A background working with music or sound in some capacity, giving you a head start on understanding the team's scope

## Equal opportunity employer

We believe that bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives makes for a healthy workplace, a more successful business and a better world. We value diversity and encourage everyone to come and soundtrack the world with us.

Application Ready to make the world feel your work? Please apply, in English.

## About Epidemic Sound

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Epidemic Sound is a Stockholm-based soundtracking platform that provides a fully licensed, 100% IP-owned catalog of music and sound effects for content creators, brands, and broadcasters.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Unicorn status, last known funding round in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Stockholm, Sweden
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: David Stenmarck, David Noppa, and Hjalmar Winbladh

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Music licensing, audio technology, creator economy
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C — individual content creators (YouTubers, TikTokers), production companies, broadcasters, global brands, and enterprises
- **Mission**: To soundtrack the world — making music and sound effects effortless to find, use, and license, while creating fair opportunities for artists.

## Products & Services
- **Epidemic Sound Platform**: A subscription-based catalog of over 50,000 music tracks and 200,000 Hollywood-grade sound effects, all 100% IP-owned and globally cleared. Users can add music to videos without copyright claims, hidden fees, or takedowns.
- **AI-Powered Tools**: Includes Soundmatch (AI-powered search), Studio, Adapt, Assistant, and Voices — AI-enhanced workflows for faster, smarter soundtracking.
- **Integrations & Plugins**: Native plugins for Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, plus integrations with Canva, TikTok, and YouTube.
- **Soundly (Acquired 2024)**: A leading sound effects platform, now integrated into Epidemic Sound’s ecosystem.
- **Enterprise & Broadcast Services**: Audiovisual licensing solutions for production companies, broadcasters, and global brands.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Achieved Unicorn status in 2022 after an investment round led by EQT Growth and Blackstone Growth. Exact current valuation not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Net sales grew 29% in 2024; the company became cash-flow positive for the first time in 2024. Music is heard over 3 billion times daily on YouTube and TikTok.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: EQT Growth, Blackstone Growth, Alecta, AMF, TIN Fonder, Creandum. Partners include TikTok, Adobe, Canva, and DaVinci Resolve.
- **Growth Signals**: Acquired Soundly (leading sound effects platform) in 2024; signed artist mentors Johnny Marr and Richie Hawtin; recognized by Financial Times as one of Europe’s long-term growth champions 2025; 29% net sales growth in 2024; cash-flow positive for the first time in 2024.

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% IP-Owned Catalog**: Epidemic Sound is the only company in this space that fully owns its music, with zero affiliate tracks — meaning no copyright claims or takedowns for users.
- **Scale & Reach**: Music is heard over 3 billion times daily on YouTube and TikTok; 1.6 billion monthly plays on music streaming platforms.
- **Artist-First Model**: Pays artists upfront ($1,500–$8,000 per track), splits streaming royalties 50/50, and offers quarterly performance bonuses — attracting top-tier talent like Johnny Marr, Richie Hawtin, and Jordin Sparks.
- **AI-Integrated Platform**: AI is built into the core product (Soundmatch, Studio, Adapt, Assistant, Voices), not layered on top, giving users faster, smarter workflows.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & Innovation**: Deepening AI integration across the platform to enhance creator workflows while maintaining transparency and fair artist compensation.
- **Global Expansion**: Growing presence across offices in Stockholm, London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, Oslo, and Seoul.
- **Enterprise & Brand Growth**: Expanding enterprise sales and partnerships with broadcasters, production companies, and global brands.
- **Artist Ecosystem**: Continuing to sign high-profile artists and mentors, and maintaining a 50/50 royalty split model to attract and retain top musical talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Described as a "people-first organization" with a startup mentality inside an industry leader. Core values: "Rebel Without a Pause," "Let’s Celebrate," "Be a Force for Good," "Come Together."
- **Work Model**: Hybrid workspace — employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work. Offices in Stockholm, London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, Oslo, and Seoul.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Six weeks of paid vacation for all full-time employees globally; yearly wellness grant; generous parental leave top-up; competitive pensions; insurance with free counseling services; gym discount; weekly running club; covered bike parking with showers.
- **Engineering Culture**: Annual Hack Week where tech teams block five full days for innovation and collaboration; 250+ product and tech employees; emphasis on blending human creativity with AI.
- **Recognition**: Great Place to Work certified (two consecutive years); Financial Times Europe’s Long-Term Growth Champions 2025.

## Sources
1. [Epidemic Sound Careers Page](https://www.epidemicsound.com/careers/)
2. [Epidemic Sound Corporate - About Us](https://corporate.epidemicsound.com/about-us/this-is-epidemic-sound/)
3. [Epidemic Sound Annual Report 2024 (PDF)](https://corporate.epidemicsound.com/files/Main/21928/4132587/epidemic-sound-annual-report-2024.pdf)
4. [Built In - Epidemic Sound Careers & Perks](https://builtin.com/company/epidemic-sound)
5. [LinkedIn - Epidemic Sound](https://www.linkedin.com/company/epidemic-sound)

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