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Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.\nThis is where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. Regardless of their role, each of our employees is vital in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life daily.\nSiriusXM Media is the gateway for marketers to North America's most prominent digital audio advertising ecosystem. As the combined advertising revenue organization of SiriusXM Holdings Inc., SiriusXM Media spans across leading owned and operated audio platforms Pandora and SiriusXM; innovative ad tech solutions powered by AdsWizz; sonic creative consultancy Studio Resonate; and an extended content network featuring exclusive monetization agreements with Audiochuck, NBC Universal, SoundCloud, and many more. Reaching more than 150 million listeners each month, SiriusXM Media delivers audiences the tailored brand experiences they crave while putting creators first, making it easy for every marketer to produce, plan, buy and measure across its entire audio universe.\nAdsWizz, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the leading global provider of digital audio and podcast advertising solutions. AdsWizz is the underlying monetization solution for well-known music platforms, podcasts, and broadcasting groups worldwide, giving advertisers of all sizes unprecedented access to premium and niche audio content. Through dynamic ad insertion, advanced programmatic platforms, and innovative audio formats, AdsWizz efficiently connects buyers and sellers for digital audio and podcast advertising. AdsWizz is a global company with a presence in over 40 countries and a Technology Development Hub in Bucharest, Romania.\nHow you’ll make an impact:\nAs a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will be a senior technical leader in a high-performing team focused on building scalable backend systems, high-trust data products, and advanced reporting solutions that power SiriusXM’s and AdsWizz’s ad monetization platforms. You will lead architecture and design efforts across our data pipelines, services, and data APIs ensuring performance, reliability, and extensibility at scale.\nWhat you’ll do:\nDesign and build high-performance, stable, scalable AdsWizz data systems that will be deployed in an enterprise setting.\n\nLead architecture reviews and technical planning sessions in close partnership with data and personalization product leadership counterparts to align systems design with business goals.\n\nWork with various teams of engineers building software in a collaborative development process.\n\nExecute tasks with utmost clarity and precision, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership and providing clear direction to drive projects forward effectively.\n\nCollaborate with the Product team to clarify the scope of the projects by giving thoughtful feedback which challenges and clarifies requirements intent.\n\nCollaborate with the Global Operations and Cloud Infrastructure teams to ensure flawless production deployments and support the Incident Management team.\n\nResponsible for conducting technical interviews as needed, ensuring a consistently high bar for engineering excellence and performance standards.\n\nResponsible for mentoring/growing junior engineers.\n\nWhat you’ll need:\nBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Mathematics or a similar field.\n\nSolid understanding of engineering software processes, lifecycle methodology, configuration management, release management, and system verification and testing.\n\nAbility to work independently and oversee entire projects or significant parts, focusing on completing the tasks on time.\n\nProven ability to research and become proficient in new technologies\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to continuous improvement.\n\nExperience in contributing to software architecture discussions and producing clear, structured documentation\n\nInterpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.\n\n8+ years of software engineering experience in Java programming language (preferably JDK17 or higher)\n\n3+ years of experience developing and designing data applications and data pipelines\n\nExperience crafting microservices and scalable products, utilizing diverse cloud platforms (ideally AWS)\n\nMandatory technical expertise in the following areas:\nDeveloping RESTful API-based microservices using Python, Java or similar\nWorking with cloud data warehouse & analytics platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery) \nDesigning, building, and managing data pipelines using Spark, BigQuery, AWS EMR, and GCP Cloud Analytics\nExperience building real-time services on top of distributed OLAP systems (e.g., Druid, SingleStore)\nMessaging platforms and stream data processing (like Kafka, Flink, Pub/Sub)\nData pipeline expectations framework experience (like Monte Carlo data, Great Expectations, Soda)\nWorking with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)\nObservability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack\nCollaboration tools like Miro (or Lucidchart), Jira and Confluence\nWe consider a plus having relevant expertise in any of the following areas:\nDesigning and maintaining Public APIs and data contracts\nSecurity basics (e.g., OAuth2 standard)\nFoundational Amazon Cloud Services, like S3, CloudTrail, SQS, SNS, Lambda, API Gateway, ElasticCache, Athena, Kinesis, EKS, Cognito, and others\nDistributed OLAP databases knowledge (Druid, DynamoDB, SingleStore, or others)\nHands on experience with AI coding assistants and tools to help with coding and data analytics. \nOur offer - what’s in it for you:\nCasual & friendly working environment with opportunities to impact the company with your ideas and involvement\n\nTechnology diversity, interesting technical exposure in building the best ad-tech product on the market\n\nCorporate annual bonus system to celebrate personal and company wins\n\nIndividual training budget to use as you like for skill improvement\n\nSports bonus for activities such as gym, biking, and yoga\n\nMeal tickets card for enjoyable lunch breaks\n\nGift cards for special events and holidays\n\nDays off for your birthday and special events to recharge and enjoy your BIG moment\n\nPrivate medical subscription to keep you healthy\n\nPrivate Pension Fund (Pillar III) based on your years of tenure\n\nFree library subscription for the book lover in you\n\nSuitable hardware devices (new laptops / Macs, displays etc.)\n\nParking lots at office location - 60% co-funded by the company\n\nCompany offsites, CSR activities, and getaways to stay connected and keep the flame alive\n\nOur goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism, and cooperation. 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