Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Python, Cloud-Native

Pandora; New Jersey; On-site; USD 106,600 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pandora, in New Jersey, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Ad Sales Product Engineering team. The ideal candidate will define technical direction, build resilient cloud-native services for large-scale ad delivery, and lead modernization efforts.

Responsibilities include designing scalable services, collaborating cross-functionally, and mentoring engineers while influencing long-term architecture strategies. Applicants should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, proficiency in Python, and AWS expertise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in a senior technical leadership role.
• Legal right to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable services.
• Drive execution from design to performance optimization.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical rigor.

Skills

Python (Django, FastAPI)

Distributed systems

AWS

Kubernetes

Observability tools (Datadog, Grafana)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Celery

Airflow

Google Ad Manager

CI/CD workflows

Job description

Pandora, in New Jersey, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Ad Sales Product Engineering team. The ideal candidate will define technical direction, build resilient cloud-native services for large-scale ad delivery, and lead modernization efforts.

Responsibilities include designing scalable services, collaborating cross-functionally, and mentoring engineers while influencing long-term architecture strategies. Applicants should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, proficiency in Python, and AWS expertise.