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iHeartMedia

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The audio revolution is here – and iHeart is leading it! iHeartMedia, **the number one audio company in America** , reaches 90% of Americans every month -- a monthly audience that’s **twice the size of any other audio company** – almost three times the size of the largest TV network – and almost 4 times the size of the largest ad-supported music streaming service. In fact, we have:

+ **More #1 rated markets** than the next two largest radio companies combined;

+ **We’re the largest podcast publisher** , with more monthly downloads than the second- and third-largest podcast publishers combined. Podcasting, the fastest-growing new media, today has more monthly users than streaming music services or Netflix;

+ iHeart is **the home of many of the country’s most popular and trusted on-air personalities and podcast influencers** , who build important connections with hundreds of communities across America;

+ We create and produce some of **the most popular and well-known branded live music events** in America, including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina and the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour;

+ iHeartRadio is the **\#1 streaming radio digital service** in America;

+ Our **social media footprint** is 7 times larger than the next largest audio service; and

+ We have **the only complete audio ad technology stack in the industry for all forms of audio** , from on demand to broadcast radio, digital streaming radio and podcasting, which bring data, targeting and attribution to all forms of audio at an unparalleled scale. As a result, we’re able to combine our strong leadership position in audience reach, usage and ad tech with powerful tools and insights for our sales organizations to help them build success for their clients at a more efficient cost than any other option.

Because we reach almost every community in America, we’re committed to providing a range of programming that reflects the diversity of the many communities we serve – and our company reflects that same kind of diversity. Our company values stress collaboration, curiosity, welcoming dissent, accepting mistakes in the pursuit of new ideas, and respect for everyone.

Only one company in America has the #1 position in everything audio: iHeartMedia!

If you’re excited about this role but don’t feel your experience aligns perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At iHeartMedia we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and are looking for teammates passionate about what we do!

What We Need:

We’re seeking an experienced technology leader to look after the design, development, and delivery of next-generation content playout, scheduling systems. In this role, you’ll drive innovation across our studio content ecosystem, building scalable, high-performance applications, APIs, and architectures that power both broadcast and digital platforms.

As a senior technology leader, you’ll combine strategic vision with hands-on technical leadership—rapidly prototyping, iterating, and ensuring the quality, availability, and performance of our solutions. You’ll mentor and inspire engineering teams, partner with product management and cloud operations, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our technology stack.

What You'll Do:

+ Lead the development and integration of software applications aligned with business strategy

+ Translate business and technical requirements into enterprise-scale, future-ready solutions

+ Build strong relationships with stakeholders, serving as a credible voice in shaping broadcast and digital solutions

+ Champion Agile development practices and enterprise-grade toolsets to deliver highly available, horizontally scalable systems

+ Design and implement abstraction layers and frameworks that support long-term transformation and modernization

+ Oversee complex production deployments, coordinating across delivery teams to minimize business disruption

+ Establish a culture of data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement, and operational discipline

+ Stay ahead of industry standards and advocate for adoption of technologies aligned with organizational vision

+ Drive hands-on solution design in microservices, real-time APIs, and production-grade metrics

+ Apply Continuous Delivery, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) principles

What You'll Need:

+ Proven track record leading enterprise-scale software engineering or platform development teams employing microservices

+ 7+ years of experience delivering software in Agile environments (Scrum or Kanban)

+ 5+ years of experience leading technology teams and leveraging cloud IaaS, specifically AWS

+ Strong background in content systems, playout platforms, broadcast/digital media, or adjacent domains

+ Experience designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions with distributed systems and intuitive web-based UIs

+ Ability to influence and collaborate across executive, technical, and operational teams

+ Strong people leadership skills—able to mentor, motivate, and build high-performing teams

+ Proficiency in one or more of the following:

+ .NET Core/C#, Node.js

+ AWS CLI, as well as its knowledge of its managed services (lambda, Appsync, etc)

+ JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (Jasmine, Karma, Protractor)

+ Messaging systems (IOTCore, EventBridge, SQS, SNS)

+ NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, DocumentDB)

+ CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (Jenkins, Ansible, AWS Pipelines)

+ Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

+ Git/GitHub and Agile project tools (Jira)

Nice to Haves

+ Experience with audio systems, media playout, analysis, or distribution

+ Passion for technical innovation, rapid prototyping, and continuous delivery

What You'll Bring:

+ Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return

+ Demonstrated initiative and achievement-oriented leadership

+ Ability to manage several projects at a time

+ Growth mindset and desire for continued knowledge sharing and learning

+ Understanding of impact of your own decisions and decisions of your team

+ Strong business insights that contribute to resolving complex problems

+ Catalyst for new and innovative ideas

+ Ability to identify and support new opportunities for continued improvement across business

+ Ability to interact with individuals of all levels and maintain professional relationships

+ Strong relationships with other leaders with the ability to manage external business partners where appropriate

Location:

Austin, TX: 5001 Plaza On the Lake, Suite 105, 78746

Position Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Type:

Salaried

Benefits:

iHeartMedia’s benefits offering is flexible and offers a variety of choices to meet the diverse needs of our changing workforce, including the following:

+ Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options

+ Company provided and supplemental life insurance

+ Paid vacation and sick time

+ Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing

+ A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community

+ A 401K plan

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving

+ ​A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!

We are accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

Non-Compete will be required for certain positions and as allowed by law.

Our organization participates in E-Verify. Click here (https://www.e-verify.gov/employees) to learn about E-Verify.

iHeartMedia is the number one audio company in the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month – we specialize in radio, digital, social, podcasts, influencers, data, and events across the nation and provide premier opportunities for advertisers.

Visit iHeartMedia.com to learn more about us.

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