Engineering Manager, Attendance

About the role

SeatGeek believes live events are powerful experiences that unite humans. With our technological savvy and fan-first attitude we’re simplifying and modernizing the ticketing industry.

We are looking for a Manager (open to varying levels of experience) who can help us scale up our development operation and empower our engineering teams. As we grow, the scale of our technical challenges - and their effect on our customers - continue to increase. We want to ensure we continue to build the best product and team we can.

What you'll do

Manage a team of cross-functional engineers (backend & frontend, multiple platforms)

Work closely with Product to design and develop product enhancements and value for both fans and enterprise customers - including prioritization and planning cycles

Guide the team to improve operational and engineering best practices to keep our development machine humming

Provide regular job performance feedback, hold one-on-ones, and provide career development support to your direct reports

Foster a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering environment where engineers are inspired to tackle complex challenges and accelerate their career growth

Play an active role in our recruiting process, helping us to grow our engineering team in any way you can

Perform code reviews and provide technical and design feedback to the team

Communicate technical and product decisions to the right people, resolve blocking issues, and collaborate with other leaders across the organization

What you have

3+ years of experience as an engineering manager of productive, motivated teams

5+ years as an engineer in a role that focused on writing code

A foundation of technical excellence that your team can look up to

Knowledge of the technology industry to help your team make good tooling and framework decisions, setting them up for success

You understand how to lead by setting context and facilitating collaboration between cross-functional partners in product, design, engineering, and leadership

Product-minded engineering experience, especially products that span native mobile, web, and backend systems.

Experience working in both consumer and enterprise products, as this role uniquely owns fan experiences and rightsholder experiences.

Experience in the sports technology industry is preferred, but not a requirement

This role requires candidates to be working in the eastern time zone, preference given to those in the New York City area

Our stack

You absolutely do not need experience with all of these, but we thought you might be curious. Tools can be learned, so we care much more about your general engineering skill than knowledge of a particular language.

Languages: Python, Go, C#+.NET Core, Swift, Next.js, TypeScript

Client Platforms : iOS, Android, Web (Desktop/Mobile)

Technologies: OAuth2.0 & Identity Management, Payment Tokenization

Event-driven Technologies: RabbitMQ, Kafka

Datastores: Postgres, Redis, Memcache, Elasticsearch

Cloud: AWS

Version control: Git (Gitlab)

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 $171,000 - $248,000 USD. This role is equity eligible. In addition, you may receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation packages 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.

SeatGeek is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As an equal opportunities employer, we recognize that diversity is a positive attribute and we welcome the differences and benefits that a diverse culture brings. Come join us!

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