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Pandora · 11 hours ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $225K/yr

8+ years exp

Pandora, a part of SiriusXM, is at the forefront of audio entertainment, providing a diverse range of music and podcasting services. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design and build high-performance reporting APIs and data pipelines while collaborating with various engineering teams and mentoring junior engineers.

BroadcastingInternetInternet RadioMusic

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design and build high-performance, reliable, and scalable reporting APIs and data pipelines

Lead high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions work with ad measurement, revenue and addressability data

Work with various teams of engineers building software in a collaborative development process

Execute tasks with utmost clarity and precision, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership and providing clear direction to drive projects forward effectively

Collaborate with the Product team to clarify the scope of the projects by giving thoughtful feedback which challenges and clarifies requirements intent

Collaborate with the Global Operations and Cloud Infrastructure teams to ensure flawless production deployments and support the Incident Management team

Responsible for conducting technical interviews as needed, ensuring a consistently high bar for engineering excellence and performance standards

Responsible for mentoring and guiding junior engineers

Qualification

Java programmingData applicationsMicroservices architectureCloud platformsData pipelinesREST APIsData warehouseCaching implementationsMessaging platformsContainersObservability toolsAnalytical skillsCollaboration toolsInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skillsMentoring

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Mathematics or a similar field

8+ years of software engineering experience in Java programming language (preferably JDK17 or higher)

5+ years of experience developing and designing data applications and data pipelines

8+ 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 work independently and oversee entire projects or significant parts, focusing on completing the tasks on time

Proven ability to research and become proficient in new technologies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to continuous improvement

Proficiency in constructing detailed software architecture diagrams

Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels

REST API-based microservices using Python, Java or similar

Cloud data warehouse & analytics platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery)

Designing, building, and managing data pipelines using Spark, BigQuery, AWS EMR, and GCP Cloud Analytics

Caching implementations (like Redis, Memcached, etc.)

Messaging platforms and stream data processing (like Kafka, Flink, Pub/Sub)

Data pipeline expectations framework experience (like Monte Carlo data, Great Expectations, Soda)

Working with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)

Observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack

Collaboration tools like Miro (or Lucidchart), Jira and Confluence

Must have legal right to work in the U.S

Preferred

Nice to have expertise in Designing and maintaining Public APIs and data contracts

Nice to have Security basics (e.g., OAuth2 standard)

Nice to have Foundational Amazon Cloud Services, like S3, CloudTrail, SQS, SNS, Lambda, API Gateway, ElasticCache, Athena, Kinesis, EKS, Cognito, and others

Nice to have NoSQL databases knowledge (Druid, DynamoDB, SingleStore, or others)

Nice to have hands on experience with AI coding assistants and tools to help with coding and data analytics