WELCOME TO UTOPIA

Music is incredible. It can excite hundreds, and unite thousands. But as an industry, it has been slow, complicated, and disparate. While the tech world has moved into the future, the music industry continues to be shaped by inefficient systems of the past. At Utopia we believe there is a better way. Which is why today we are setting out to transform the entire industry; creating new revenue streams, consolidating the data and decluttering the admin. Unlocking the industry’s full potential by unifying it all in one truly holistic space. Some might call that a Utopia.

Funnily enough, so do we. Welcome to Utopia. Where music lives.

WHAT UTOPIANS DO

Utopia Music is hiring! Join us to be part of the Creator Services team as a key player, building and maintaining an exciting array of products. You will work, learn, play and grow together with experienced developers (and music enthusiasts) while creating a music ecosystem that works to the advantage of all participants. We’re looking for passionate Full Stack Generalists who care about their craft, are hungry to learn more and love music! We will put your unique strengths to work towards getting Fair Pay for Every Play - our mission. 

THE ROLE

We work in teams of 3-5 engineers, a product manager, a designer, and a data scientist. You’ll be working on Utopia products built on the Utopia big data platform with a focus on the Creator community. We work full-stack, including the data layer, product infrastructure and user experience. We take a holistic approach to product creation from data to robust backend and customer experience. Depending on your experience and strengths, we will find the right role for you in the new team. We’re looking for a Lead Generalist Developer, as well as senior developers.

REQUIREMENTS

We are not dogmatic about tech stack and we welcome experienced developers with different skills. Our stack is a mixture of Ruby and Javascript, using frameworks such as Sinatra and React. We use Kubernetes as our application environment, we build our infrastructure as code, and we run all of our services in Google’s Cloud Platform.

• You are a passionate and skilled developer that already has several years of experience working in a Lead Developer role.
• Proficiency working with Ruby and Javascript.
• Experience with creating and consuming performant REST APIs that power world-class applications.
• Knowledge and proficiency with infrastructure and provisioning tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• You’ve worked with and administered MongoDB and Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with Google Cloud and CI/CD skills are highly valued.
• Knowing ES6, TypeScript and React is a plus.
• Bonus points for having experience with HAML and SCSS.
• High quality code is even more important to you than the Force.
• You love to learn and you love to share your knowledge and mentor others.
• Good communications skills, fluency in English.
• Good self organization skills and strong personal integrity.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Great atmosphere - we live, love & breathe music & tech!
• Working in an impact oriented team and inclusive company culture.
• An experienced team to learn from, with proven track records in multiple startups and big tech companies.
• Our flexible remote policy provides Utopians the freedom to work either from one of our inspiring offices or from home.
• We celebrate being an international and multicultural company.
• Competitive benefits; packages depend on location. You’ll be given more details on this during the interview process.

[Always include Relocation statement -This is something you will agree on with hiring managers and depending on that we will update each job separately with relevant relocation statement. E.g Currently, we are only recruiting within the USA for this role.]

THE HIRING PROCESS

• You send us your CV and a cover letter in English.
• We invite you for an introductory phone/video call to get to know you better and share more about us.
• You get a programming exercise and unlimited time to send us your solution.
• Our lead developers evaluate it and we provide you with the feedback.
• Then we’ll have an “on site” interview where you will talk to one of our lead developers and the hiring manager, and one more person from our awesome interview team.
  
  
  

UTOPIANS

As we want to bring transparency, trust, and clarity to the music industry we serve, we know a change comes from within. Utopia is a transparent, trust-based organization striving to have clarity in thinking and doing what we set out to do.

We execute urgently and innovate to grow faster. We ship things that make a difference today, so we can make them better tomorrow. We embrace fairness and are all accountable.

Strictly diverse and inclusive. We are an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate our diverse backgrounds and we welcome everyone who identifies with the above to apply. Welcome to Utopia - Where Music Lives!

We’re eager to meet You! :)