SeatGeek
Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack at SeatGeek
$144,000–$209,000 / year
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- Company
- SeatGeek
- Location
- Remote, United States
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Compensation
- $144,000–$209,000 / year
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Role overview
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SeatGeek is hiring a full-time Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack, to help keep SeatGeek.com fast, reliable, and enjoyable for fans. The role contributes to a ticketing product serving both consumers and enterprise customers, as part of a broader effort to improve how fans connect with live events and how teams, venues, and shows reach audiences.
You’ll work with product managers and designers to shape and deliver product ideas, while helping other web engineers develop and strengthening the organization’s frontend technology strategy. The position is remote in the United States. The listed salary range is $144,000–$209,000 per year; the role is equity-eligible and may include a discretionary annual bonus tied to individual and company performance. Compensation within the range depends on candidate-specific factors, including skills, experience, certifications, and location.
The advertised benefits include equity, a flexible work arrangement with the option to work fully remotely or choose office days, a work-from-home stipend, unlimited PTO, up to 16 weeks of fully paid family leave, 401(k) matching, student loan matching, and health, vision, dental, and life insurance. Other listed benefits include up to $25,000 for family-building, reproductive health, and gender-affirming care; $500 annually for wellness; Headspace, Headspace Care, and One Medical subscriptions; $360 per quarter for live-event tickets; and an annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music.
Role at a glance: SeatGeek is hiring a remote U.S. Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack, with a listed salary of $144,000–$209,000 per year.
Responsibilities mentioned in the listing
- Partner with product managers and designers to turn ideas into fan-focused product experiences.
- Mentor and support the growth of web engineers across the organization.
- Help advance SeatGeek’s frontend technology strategy and stack.
- Contribute to making SeatGeek.com fast, reliable, and effective for fans.
Qualifications stated in the listing
- At least five years of professional frontend software engineering experience, including recent experience leading product initiatives from start to finish.
- Strong TypeScript or JavaScript knowledge, familiarity with a modern framework and client-side rendering approach; SeatGeek uses TypeScript, React, and Next.js, but prior experience with those specific tools is not required.
- Sound product and UI judgment, attention to how users interact with products, and a commitment to inclusive, accessible experiences; visual design expertise is not expected.
- Ability to address architecture and performance concerns, including caching and distributed-system troubleshooting, and to use monitoring and testing to assess changes; ability to design for performance and maintainability.
- Comfort working in Python when full-stack work calls for it, plus some familiarity with tools such as Figma or Sketch; willingness to learn is also welcome.
Full details from the source listing
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.
By catering to both consumers and enterprises, we’re powering a new, open entertainment ecosystem where fans have effortless access to experiences, and teams, venues, and shows have seamless access to their audiences. Because everyone should expect more from ticketing.
SeatGeek has an ever-evolving product that's reshaping the way the ticketing industry works. You’ll join the team responsible for ensuring SeatGeek.com is fast, reliable, and delivering joy to all of our fans.
What you'll do
- Work with the SeatGeek design team and product managers to bring ideas to life to delight fans
- Bring a passion for product to mentor and grow web engineers across the organization
- Contribute to increasing the maturity of our front end tech strategy and stack
What you have
- 5+ years of professional experience in frontend software engineering, having led product initiatives end-to-end in recent years
- TypeScript/JavaScript: You have an exceptional grasp of the language. You keep up with the latest spec and look for every opportunity to use new features. You're familiar with at least one modern framework and client side rendering technique. We use TypeScript, React, and Next.js to create our user interfaces, although specific knowledge of those is not a prerequisite
- UI & Product Instincts: You have feelings about how a web page should look and feel, care about the nuances of how users will work with the product you're building, and aim to build inclusive and accessible experiences. We don't expect you to be a visual designer, but we're looking for someone who can build on the work of our experienced design team
- Architecture and Performance optimization: You are comfortable going deeper into the stack to untangle caching inefficiencies, and troubleshoot across a wide array of distributed systems that make up a dynamic web application. You know how to use monitors and testing to know if changes improved or degraded the experience. You know how to architect for performance and maintainability
- Adaptability: You have comfort working full stack in Python when needed to get things done. You have some experience with design tools like Figma or Sketch. If you've never worked with any of these in your life but want to fearlessly dive in, please still apply
Our stack
You do not need experience with any 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: Typescript, Python
- Libraries / Frameworks: Next.js, React
- Infrastructure / Tools: AWS, K8s, Fastly, Datadog, Mixpanel, Eppo
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
- 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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