Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Department: Engineering

Location: Boston, NYC

Compensation: $170K – $240K • Offers Equity

Employment Type: FullTime

About Suno

We're building the world's first platform for creating and discovering original music, including Suno Studio, a generative audio workstation, and Hooks, a new way to create and share videos that bring songs to life.

Powered by the world's most advanced music-creation model and designed to amplify imagination, our platform makes it possible for anyone to turn inspiration into music, where ideas flow into sound, songs become yours, and everyone can experience the joy of creating.

Suno is one of the fastest-growing AI startups in the world, backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix, NVentures, and Hallwood Media.

About the Role

We’re looking for early members of our software engineering infrastructure team. You’ll work closely with the founding team and have ownership of a wide variety of technical and design decisions for Suno’s technical architecture and products.

Check out the Suno version of the job here!

What You’ll Do

• Architect and build services to handle massive consumer traffic, data, and usage

• Design systems that are performant, secure, scalable, and easy to observe

• Lead by example on operational and software engineering excellence

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years infrastructure experience preferred

• Experience with cloud services (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure as code (Pulumi/Terraform/CDK)

• Experience scaling infrastructure from 0 to 1

• Strong understanding of Postgres, distributed relational database, large scale database hosting a plus

• Strong backend skills to help optimize application and service code; experience with websockets, CDNs, and streaming traffic patterns a plus

• Strong understanding of security best practices in building/scaling infrastructure

• Experience on MLOps, large scale inference, ML data pipeline a plus

• An obsession with engineering excellence, iterating & learning rapidly, and working hard

• Technical leadership or management experience is a plus

• A love of music (listening, exploring, making) is a huge plus

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.

Additional Notes: Applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

Perks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees

• Company Equity Package

• 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)

• 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time

• 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

• Creative Education Stipend

• Generous Commuter Allowance

• In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)

Suno is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the Massachusetts Fair Chance in Employment Act, NYC Fair Chance Act, LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.