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SiriusXM · 11 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer

Oakland, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$102K/yr - $207K/yr

7+ years exp

SiriusXM is a leader in audio entertainment and services, aiming to deliver compelling audio experiences for listeners. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will define the technical direction of ad buying systems and architect cloud-native backend services to enhance ad delivery and campaign planning tools.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of scalable, maintainable services that power ad buying and the complicated parts to it

Architect and evolve the Slingshot platform toward modern and cloud-native paradigms

Drive end-to-end execution — from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and performance optimization

Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Engineering, DevOps, and SRE to deliver high-impact, integrated ad buying capabilities

Partner with data, UI, billing, and ad trafficking teams to optimize end-to-end ad buying workflows through intelligent automation

Champion observability, reliability, and operational excellence using Datadog, Grafana, and modern CI/CD practices

Mentor engineers across teams, fostering a culture of technical rigor, inclusion, and continuous improvement

Influence long-term architecture and technology strategy, aligning with SiriusXM’s broader ad tech roadmap

Qualification

PythonBackend architectureDistributed systemsAWSKubernetesObservability toolsCI/CD workflowsAd serving platformsMentoringCross-team collaboration

Required

7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a Staff or equivalent senior technical leadership role

Expertise in Python (Django, FastAPI, or similar frameworks) and backend architecture (e.g. microservices)

Strong foundation in distributed systems and data pipelines, with hands-on experience in Kafka, Celery, or Airflow

Experience with ad serving or delivery platforms (e.g., Google Ad Manager, AdsWizz, Triton)

Deep familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation

Proficiency with observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, Grafana) and CI/CD workflows

Demonstrated success leading cross-team technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and influencing large-scale architecture

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Must have legal right to work in the U.S

Benefits

Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives

Company

SiriusXM

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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.

Founded in 1990

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees