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# Staff Software Engineer, Python

- **Company:** Liberty Media Corporation
- **Location:** United, WV, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Datadog, Grafana, Backend, Fastapi, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Sentry, Apache Kafka, Celery, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/12fb3e68-37af-4952-8780-79764376566b/staff-software-engineer-python

## About the Role

* 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a Staff or equivalent senior technical leadership role.
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 * Expertise in Python (Django, FastAPI, or similar frameworks) and backend architecture (e.g. microservices).
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 * Strong foundation in distributed systems and data pipelines, with hands-on experience in Kafka, Celery, or Airflow.
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 * Experience with ad serving or delivery platforms (e.g., Google Ad Manager, AdsWizz, Triton). Nice to have
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 * Deep familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation.
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 * Proficiency with observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, Grafana) and CI/CD workflows.
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 * Demonstrated success leading cross-team technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and influencing large-scale architecture.
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 * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
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 * Must have legal right to work in the U.S.
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## Description

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Planning team within SiriusXM's Ad Sales Product Engineering organization, you'll define and drive the technical direction of our ad buying systems. You'll architect resilient, cloud-native backend services that power large-scale ad delivery and campaign planning tools across the SiriusXM and Pandora ecosystem. Beyond building systems, you'll shape engineering practices - leading modernization, scalability, and reliability initiatives that move our ad tech platforms forward.