Engineer III, Software Development & Testing - Sirius XM

Who We Are:

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. 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 the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to 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. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.

SiriusXM Connect (SiriusXM CV) is a leading provider of connected services to vehicle manufacturers, delivering one of the most broadly adopted connected vehicle platforms in North America for the last 25 years. Named the 2020 Company of the Year in the Telematics Industry by Frost & Sullivan, we provide safety, security and convenience services to millions of vehicle owners across major automotive brands. Our teams are continuously working to develop leading-edge technology that can not only add convenience to the daily lives of so many drivers across the country but our advancements in safety and security could also help save their lives.

How you’ll make an impact:

The Connected Vehicle Services division of SiriusXM builds and delivers software-based services on our connected car platform. The software we develop not only adds convenience to the daily life of our subscribers, but safety and security as well; when the worst happens, our software helps to save lives.

Working on our team will give you the opportunity to craft software in an agile, team-focused environment while learning and exercising a multitude of skills. We focus on keeping developers happy and productive; fostering a positive atmosphere to help you make the right decisions and to learn and grow both professionally and personally.

We are looking for a motivated and passionate software craftsperson to help us create, extend, and maintain the core of our connected car software platform as we expand past our current offerings in services related to safety, security and convenience in order to take our business to the next level.

What you’ll do:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adhere to rules established to enforce test-driven/behavior-drive development, maintaining wiki pages, code style, and code group/peer review.

• Be a team player, someone who can communicate both orally and through our various written communication mechanisms.

• Be able to work under the supervision of a more senior engineer, completing tasks with the expected degree of quality in a timely fashion.

• Analyze requirements and technical specifications and implement assigned development tasks using various web technologies.

• Develop, maintain, and debug cloud based micro-service APIs

• Be able to dig in and troubleshoot pre and post production issues.

What you’ll need:

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or other technically related field

  • Equivalent experience and/or degrees in other technical fields will be evaluated and considered

• 3+ years of experience in an automation and QA position

• Strong technical knowledge building mission critical/highly available service-oriented software

• Knowledge of vehicle head unit and how Safety Services works in auto industry is a plus

Requirements and General Skills:

• Works well with others and is a skilled communicator both written and oral; acts with professionalism both in person and when working on the phone with partners.

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Experience working in an agile software development organization; Scrum and/or Kanban

• Willingness to learn new technologies - often very quickly

Technical Skills:

• Strong technical knowledge with experience in designing automated CI/CD pipelines based on QE Automation Frameworks for APIs and UIs.

• Good knowledge and understanding of Agile, CVTAp, processes and tools, including NodeJS, cucumber, Gherkin, Selenium, WebDriver, Nunit, HP UFT, HP ALM, PostMAN, SOAPUI and JIRA.

• Also have experience on manual and automated testing of APIs, mobile apps, web portals, and sales force applications

• Good knowledge on Java, Selenium, and test automation skills

• Working knowledge of Relational and NoSQL databases

• Basic technical knowledge of cloud-based systems – covering infrastructure, platform and software as services

• Good working knowledge of the Cloud AWS, Observability & Traceability

• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism, and cooperation. SiriusXM 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.