Senior Staff Data Engineer - Scalable Analytics & APIs

Pandora; West Virginia; On-site; USD 127,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Pandora, a SiriusXM brand, seeks a Senior Staff Data Engineer to design and deliver scalable data products and reporting systems. You will own backend services and data pipelines, collaborating with AdsWizz and SXM teams to enable insights at scale.

We value deep experience in Python/Java, Spark, and cloud ecosystems, with mentoring responsibilities and a drive for reliable deployments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience in Python or Java.
• 7+ years designing data pipelines with Spark, BigQuery, AWS EMR, and GCP.
• 7+ years crafting REST API based microservices and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Experience with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake/BigQuery) and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance reporting APIs and data pipelines.
• Lead architecture discussions with ad measurement and revenue teams.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Work with Product to clarify scope and ensure requirements are met.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive project ownership.
• Coordinate deployments with Global Operations and Cloud Infrastructure.

Skills

Python/Java

Spark

REST APIs

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Docker

Data pipelines

Monitoring

Team leadership

BigQuery/Snowflake

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Flink

Pub/Sub

S3

API Gateway

Spark

BigQuery

Job description

Pandora, a SiriusXM brand, seeks a Senior Staff Data Engineer to design and deliver scalable data products and reporting systems. You will own backend services and data pipelines, collaborating with AdsWizz and SXM teams to enable insights at scale.

We value deep experience in Python/Java, Spark, and cloud ecosystems, with mentoring responsibilities and a drive for reliable deployments.