Principal Backend Engineer
Full-time
US
Oct 26, 2026
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About the Role
Principal Backend Engineer – Music Discovery Platform- Roon About the Role At Harman International, we are revolutionizing music metadata management and discovery.We’reseeking a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the development of scalable, high-performance backend systems powering our music discovery platform.As a Backend Engineer on our Data Team, you will be at the forefront of building scalable,cutting-edgesolutions that power our world-class music metadata services. We are seeking experienced developers passionate about working with data and backend technologies to drive our continued growth and solidify our position as a global leader in music data. In this role,you’llarchitect and build APIs that enable seamless music search, recommendation, personalization, and user interaction.Your work will ensure users can seamlessly discover the music they love by driving backend services that deliver high-quality,accuratedata to our product teams reliably. You will collaborate closely with your colleagues in the Data Team and the broader Harman Software Experiences organization, contributing to developing and deploying data-driven features that enhance the user experience. What you will Do: Architect and develop robust, scalable, and secureAPIs for musiccatalog, recommendation, and search. Design data models and manage integrations with third-party music metadata providers, streaming services, and analytics platforms. Lead backend engineering efforts , setting coding standards,