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SiriusXM · 7 hours ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Python

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

SiriusXM is a leading provider of audio entertainment and services, and they are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to shape the technical direction of their ad delivery systems. In this role, you will architect resilient backend services for the Slingshot platform, ensuring high-performance ad delivery across multiple platforms while mentoring engineers and driving innovation.

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Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of highly scalable and maintainable trafficking services powering ad delivery across multiple platforms

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

Own end-to-end delivery — from system design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and optimization

Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Engineering, DevOps, and SRE teams to deliver robust ad-serving capabilities

Partner with Data and ML teams to enable intelligent ad selection, pacing optimization, and automated anomaly detection

Champion observability and reliability, ensuring high availability and operational excellence through Datadog, Grafana, and modern CI/CD practices

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

Influence the long-term technology roadmap, aligning engineering investments with SiriusXM’s strategic ad tech goals

Qualification

PythonDistributed systemsAWSKubernetesBackend architectureMicroservice designAd server integrationObservability toolsMentoringCross-team collaboration

Required

8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a Staff, Principal, or equivalent technical leadership role

Deep expertise in Python (Django, FastAPI, or similar frameworks) and backend architecture, including async programming and microservice design

Strong background in distributed systems and data pipelines, with experience using tools like Celery, Kafka, or Airflow

Experience integrating with ad servers or delivery platforms (e.g., Google Ad Manager, Adswizz, Triton)

Hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes, including infrastructure automation and service scaling

Solid understanding of observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, Grafana) and CI/CD workflows

Proven success in driving cross-team technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and influencing architecture at an organizational level

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

Must have legal right to work in the U.S

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