SeatGeek

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

SeatGeek$144K — $209K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of software development and infrastructure principles.
  • Experience with high-load, business-critical software in a dynamic setting.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with proven success in complex technical challenges.
  • Proficiency with Kubernetes, containerization, and serverless architectures.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools for deployment and testing.
  • Familiarity with observability tools to improve system performance.
  • Experience making systems resilient and architecturally sound.

Responsibilities

  • Apply a software engineer's perspective to infrastructure scaling and automation issues.
  • Develop tools that enhance application observability for developers.
  • Design and maintain robust networking infrastructure for various workloads.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure effective production system operations.
  • Guide deployment, configuration, and scalability best practices for the tech stack.
  • Utilize AI tools to accelerate development while maintaining technical standards.
  • Mentor and lead team members, amplifying their effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Equity stake in the company.
  • Discretionary annual bonus based on performance.
  • Flexible working arrangements, including remote work options.
  • Home office setup stipend for remote workers.
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
  • Comprehensive family leave policies, including 16 weeks fully paid.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions.
  • Student loan reimbursement programs.
  • Health, vision, dental, and life insurance coverage.
  • Financial support for family planning and reproductive health services.
  • Annual allowance for wellness expenses.
  • Subscriptions for mental health services and therapy.
  • Financial support for attending live events and music streaming services.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join SeatGeek's Cloud Platform team. As a Platform Engineer, you'll improve the systems that power the entirety of SeatGeek's technology ecosystem. This unique role combines both the craftsmanship and rigor of traditional Software Engineering, whilst also incorporating an openness to the development of the underlying infrastructure; including core compute, infrastructure as code, database, and network infrastructure.

The nature of the ticketing engineering industry places unique constraints and workflows on our systems and infrastructure, especially during high-load onsales, requiring out of the box solutions and automation to be the norm. This team is the backbone to our Enterprise and Consumer lines of business as we grow our primary and secondary ticketing platforms that support world-class clients such as the Dallas Cowboys, and Manchester City FC.
What you'll do
  • Bring a software engineers' mindset to SeatGeeks' unique scaling, workflow automation and resilience challenges
  • Build and maintain tools that our developers use to observe their applications, and drive initiatives to increase our overall reliability
  • Engineer resilient and observable networking infrastructure that supports a diverse set of workloads across multiple regions
  • Collaborate with other departments on how to run production systems and deployments with autonomy
  • Support teams with expertise in the area of deployment, configuration, routing, monitoring and scalability in all parts of the stack
  • Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to bring ideas to life faster than ever while upholding SeatGeek's technical and product standards; no token limits
  • Become a force multiplier by mentoring and leading the team around you
  • Participate in an on-call schedule to help our customers experience more live
What you have
  • Passion for craftsmanship and product. You have well-considered opinions about how software and reliable infrastructure should work, and hold yourself and your code to a high standard
  • Experience building business critical software in a fast-paced environment. We'll be interested in hearing about what you've built and how
  • Experience solving complex technical challenges. SeatGeek engineers create custom solutions to unique ticketing problems, including high traffic onsales, interactive venue maps, inventory tracking, and event matching. We'll be excited to hear about challenging problems you've solved
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containers, and serverless compute platforms
  • Experience with continuous integration, delivery, testing, and code deployment
  • Experience using observability tools to make performance improvements and forecast growth
  • Experience improving system architecture, diagnosing shortcomings and implementing evidence-based recommendations
Our stack

You do not need experience with all of these, but we thought you might be curious. What we care about is your experience, skills, and approach to problem solving. Tools can be learned.
  • Languages: Go, C#, Python, Bash
  • Runtimes: Kubernetes, Docker, ECS/Fargate, Lambda
  • Datastores: Postgres, SQL Server, Memcache, Redis, and Elasticsearch
  • Streaming & workflows: Kafka, Flink, Airflow, Temporal
  • Service Discovery and Routing: Cilium, Consul, Envoy, CoreDNS
  • Monitoring: DataDog
  • Incident Management:PagerDuty
  • Configuration Management: Chef, Ansible
  • Secrets Management: Vault
  • Infrastructure as Code: Cloudformation, Terraform
  • Cloud Providers: AWS
  • Version control: Git
  • CI / CD: Gitlab CI
Perks
  • Equity stake
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you'd like or 100% remotely
  • A WFH stipend to support your home office setup
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Eligible for the SG discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance
  • Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave
  • 401(k) matching
  • Student loan matching program
  • Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
  • Up to $25k towards family building, reproductive health services and Gender-affirming care
  • $500 per year for wellness expenses
  • Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
  • $360 per quarter to spend on tickets to live events
  • Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music


The salary range for this role is $144,000 - $209,000 USD. This role is equity eligible. In addition, you may receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation packages within that range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.

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About SeatGeek

SeatGeek is a mobile-focused ticket platform that enables users to buy and sell tickets for live events. The company's platform aggregates ticket listings from various sources, including primary ticket providers, secondary ticket marketplaces, and individual sellers, and provides users with a single, easy-to-use interface for finding and purchasing tickets. SeatGeek's platform also includes a suite of tools for event organizers, including ticket scanning and analytics tools. The company has a strong focus on innovation and is committed to using technology to improve the ticket-buying experience for users.
Learn more about SeatGeek
Size
400 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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