Staff Software Engineer

at  Sirius XM

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 the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to 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. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.
SiriusXM Media is the gateway for marketers to the largest digital audio advertising ecosystem in North America. As the combined advertising revenue organization of SiriusXM Holdings Inc., SiriusXM Media spans across leading owned and operated audio platforms Pandora and SiriusXM; innovative adtech 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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Create solutions by designing, implementing, installing and maintaining Java based systems, components and interfaces
• Define, architect and develop scalable, fault tolerant services services
• Take ownership of software components and associated development and testing in terms of timelines and quality
• Recommend system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of available alternative paths
• Build domain knowledge
• Assist in scope definition, planning, estimation and tracking
• Integrate applications by designing database architecture and server scripting; studying and establishing connectivity with other networked servers
• Validate solution by developing and conducting test scripts
• Support users by developing documentation and assistance tools
• Share knowledge and assist junior team members

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO DO THE JOB:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Mathematics or a similar field
• Demonstrable experience building reusable code components, microservices and products at scale, preferably leveraging AWS
• Good understanding of engineering software processes, lifecycle methodology, configuration management, release management, and system verification and testing
• Ability to work independently and oversee entire projects or significant parts of them, focusing on completing the tasks on time
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels
• 8+ years of software engineering experience in Java programming language (preferably JDK17 or higher)
• 2+ years of experience implementing products based on a microservices architecture
• Good technical expertise in the following areas:
• REST API-based microservices using SpringBoot and Hibernate
• Relational Databases (preferably MariaDB or MySQL)
• Caching implementations (like Redis, Memcached, Aerospike, etc.)
• Messaging platforms (preferably Kafka)
• Working with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Cloud Services, preferably AWS: S3, Lambda, CloudTrail, etc.
• Observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack
• We consider a plus having some expertise in the following areas:
• Reactive programming (RxJava, Webflux)
• NoSQL databases (e.g., Druid, DynamoDB, MongoDB)
• Security basics (e.g., OAuth2 standard)
• Advanced Cloud Services of AWS like API Gateway, ElasticCache, Athena, Kinesis, SQS, EKS, and others.