Who We Are: Sirius XMand its brands (Pandora, Sirius XM Media, Ads Wizz, Simplecast, and Sirius XM 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 Sirius XM’s vision to life daily.
Sirius XM Media is the gateway for marketers to North America's most prominent digital audio advertising ecosystem. As the combined advertising revenue organization of Sirius XM Holdings Inc., Sirius XM Media spans across leading owned and operated audio platforms Pandora and Sirius XM; innovative ad tech solutions powered by Ads Wizz; sonic creative consultancy Studio Resonate; and an extended content network featuring exclusive monetization agreements with Audiochuck, NBC Universal, Sound Cloud, and many more. Reaching more than 150 million listeners each month, Sirius XM 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 Ads Wizz Ads Wizz, a subsidiary of Sirius XM, is the leading global provider of digital audio and podcast advertising solutions. Ads Wizz 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, Ads Wizz efficiently connects buyers and sellers for digital audio and podcast advertising. Ads Wizz 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: For our Audio Streaming team in Bucharest we are hiring a Senior Software Engineer (C++). You will join a highly performing team of engineers who build, own, and maintain backend services and products. You will design, collaborate, and execute building the Ads Wizz products at scale while automating and providing insights into the data onboarding with the SXM Media and Ads Wizz services.
What you’ll do:
Build high-performance, stable, scalable Ads Wizz systems that will be deployed in an enterprise setting.
Participate in the requirements, analysis, design and implementation of the most used Audio Streaming Server in the world - AIS, written in C/C++
Participate in the requirements, analysis, design and implementation of the AIS managed service platform built on top of AWS technologies and Go programming language
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
Assure quality for your deliverables
Collaborate with the Product team to clarify the scope of the projects.
Support the Incident Management team
Collaborate with the Dev Ops and Global Customer Support teams to ensure flawless production deployments
What you’ll need:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Mathematics or a similar discipline.
4+ years of software engineering experience in C/C++ programming language
Excellent knowledge of object oriented programming
Understanding 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.
Ability to research and become proficient in new technologies
Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to continuous improvement.
Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.
We consider a plus some experience crafting services and scalable products, utilizing diverse cloud platforms (ideally AWS)
Mandatory technical expertise in the following areas:
Experience with Amazon AWS services (S3, SQS, Cloud Front, Lambda, API Gateway, Athena …)
Knowledge of protocols as HTTP, RTMP, RTSP, HLS
Experience with automated integration testing frameworks and tools
Working with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
Observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack
Collaboration tools like Miro (or Lucidchart), Jira and Confluence
We consider a plus having some expertise in any of the following areas:
Designing and maintaining Public APIs
Security basics (e.g., OAuth2 standard)
Experience with streaming servers (Shoutcast, icecast, Wowza,...)
Experience with other programming languages like Go and Python
Our offer – what’s in it for you:
Casual & friendly working environment with opportunities to impact the company with your ideas and involvement
Technology diversity, interesting technical exposure in building the best ad-tech product on the market
Corporate annual bonus system to celebrate personal and company wins
Individual training budget to use as you like for skill improvement
Sports bonus for activities such as gym, biking, and yoga
Meal tickets card for enjoyable lunch breaks
Gift cards for special events and holidays
Days off for your birthday and special events to recharge and enjoy your BIG moment
Private medical subscription to keep you healthy
Private Pension Fund (Pillar III) based on your years of tenure
Free library subscription for the book lover in you
Suitable hardware devices (new laptops / Macs, displays etc.)
Parking lots at office location – 60% co-funded by the company
Company offsites, CSR activities, and getaways to stay connected and keep the flame alive
Our goal at Sirius XM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism, and cooperation. Sirius XM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of 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.