Staff Software Engineer (Java | Podcast Monetization)

Responsibilities

Staff Software Engineer

Who We Are:

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SiriusXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connect) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners - in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. 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.

This 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.

SiriusXM 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.

About AdsWizz

AdsWizz, 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.

How you’ll make an impact:

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will bring broad technical expertise to design, build, own, and maintain backend services and products across AdsWizz and SXM Media. You will independently lead complex, significant, and unique engineering work, determine technical approaches and evaluation criteria, and coordinate across groups to deliver scalable products and data onboarding capabilities while contributing to engineering objectives and principles.

What you’ll do:

• Independently design and build high-performance, stable, scalable AdsWizz systems for enterprise deployment, determining methods and procedures for new or special assignments.
• Lead short- and mid-term technical outcomes on complex projects, applying independent judgment and creativity to significant and unique engineering issues.
• Create and maintain formal working networks across engineering teams and other stakeholder groups to coordinate technical decisions and delivery.
• Own technical execution with clarity and precision, define technical approaches and evaluation criteria, and provide clear direction to drive projects forward effectively.
• Collaborate with the Product team to clarify project scope and translate business needs into effective technical approaches.
• Collaborate with Global Operations teams to ensure flawless production deployments, coordinate across groups, and support the Incident Management team.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and provide technical guidance; may lead teams or projects without direct people-management accountability.
• Apply broad expertise or unique knowledge to contribute to engineering objectives and principles and achieve goals in creative and effective ways.

What you’ll need:

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in Java programming language (preferably JDK17 or higher).
• 4+ years of experience crafting microservices and scalable products, utilizing diverse cloud platforms, ideally AWS.
• Strong understanding of engineering software processes, lifecycle methodology, configuration management, release management, and system verification and testing.
• Ability to independently determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments and lead entire projects or significant workstreams to completion.
• Proven ability to research and become proficient in new technologies.
• Experience identifying and debugging performance bottlenecks.
• Good understanding of RESTful API design principles, API security standards, and best practices in API versioning and management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in constructing detailed software architecture diagrams.
• Ability to create and sustain formal networks across engineering, Product, Operations, and other stakeholder groups to coordinate outcomes.
• Proficient in implementing industry best practices and design patterns tailored for microservices-driven applications.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating significant and unique issues where solutions require independent judgment beyond standard practices and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring less experienced engineers and, where needed, leading technical teams or projects.
• Mandatory technical expertise in the following areas:
• REST API-based microservices using SpringBoot and Hibernate
• Reactive programming (RxJava or Webflux)
• Relational Databases (preferably MariaDB or MySQL)
• Caching implementations (like Redis, Memcached, etc)
• Messaging platforms (preferably Kafka)
• Essential Amazon Cloud Services, e.g., S3, CloudTrail, SQS, SNS, and others
• Automated integration testing frameworks and tools, like Wiremock, Cucumber
• Working with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack
• Collaboration tools like Lucidchart, Jira and Confluence.
• We consider a plus having good expertise in any of the following areas:
• Designing and maintaining Public APIs
• Security basics (e.g., OAuth2 standard)
• Advanced Amazon Cloud Services, e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, ElasticCache, Athena, Kinesis, EKS, Cognito, and others
• NoSQL database (like Druid, DynamoDB, MongoDB, or others)

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism, and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.