CueBox

Arts organizations ticketing, fundraising, CRM software

Full-Stack Engineer - Performing Arts Software Startup

Full-Stack EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience, including prior experience at an early- or mid-stage startup.
A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
A proven track record of building performant, data-intensive applications using a strongly typed backend language in a complex domain.

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and scale backend systems as the company grows.
Pioneer new features and product areas.
Meaningfully influence technical direction as the product evolves, including further integrating artificial intelligence into the product.
Contribute to engineering excellence through technical design discussions, code review, and documentation.
Work with the current technology stack: Go, Protocol Buffers, PostgreSQL, React, Next.js, Chakra UI, Python data pipelines, and Google Cloud Platform.
Build new artificial intelligence features such as Dynamic Pricing, MCP Connection, and AI Email Composer.
Improve performance, user experience, and accessibility of consumer-facing checkout flows.
Scale and rearchitect backend systems to handle increased user traffic and heavier analytics workloads.
Enhance payment processing functionality, including split payments, Pay Later, and fraud prevention.

Desired Qualifications

Strong product sense and high customer empathy, with a genuine desire to build the best possible product for users.
Thoughtful application programming interface design and database schema/query design experience.
Experience integrating backend application programming interfaces with a TypeScript/React frontend.
Ability to work independently and own large or ambiguous problem areas.
Effective verbal and written communication for technical and nontechnical audiences.
Experience with online payments, consumer-facing flows, or reporting/analytics for large datasets.
Experience building artificial intelligence-enabled features in software-as-a-service products.

About CueBox

CueBox is an early-stage startup building all-in-one software for performing arts and cultural organizations. These organizations inspire, connect and delight us; yet, they’ve been underserved by technology providers. Our product saves them time and grows their revenue by streamlining fundraising, ticketing, marketing, education and more, which is why we have such a fast-growing and happy customer base!

We are quickly expanding into more segments across the country, and we’re looking for a talented and driven engineer to help our small team.

Location

CueBox is headquartered in New York City, and we are a hybrid workplace. Our team is in the office 3 days a week, Tuesday–Thursday.

About You

We are looking for backend-leaning full-stack engineers who love building delightful and performant products, are excited to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and want to collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team!

Requirements

4+ years of professional software engineering experience, including prior experience at an early or mid stage startup.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
Proven track record of building performant, data-intensive applications using a strongly typed backend language in a complex domain.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong product sense and high customer empathy; genuine desire to build the best possible product for our users.
Excels at thoughtful API design and database schema/query design.
Experience with integrating Backend APIs with a TypeScript/React frontend.
Ability to work independently and successfully own large or ambiguous problem areas.
Effective verbal and written communication for both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Experience with online payments, consumer facing flows, or reporting/analytics for large datasets.
(Nice-to-Have) Experience building AI-enabled features in SaaS products.

About the Role

This role reports directly to the Head of Engineering. You will:

Build, maintain and scale our backend systems as we grow.
Pioneer new features and product areas.
Meaningfully influence technical direction as the product evolves, including how to further integrate AI into our product.
Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through technical design discussion, code review, and documentation.
Work in our current tech stack: Golang/Protobuf/Postgres backend; React/Next.js/Chakra UI frontend; Python data pipelines; hosted on GCP.

Current and Upcoming Projects include:

Building brand new AI features such as Dynamic Pricing, MCP Connection and AI Email Composer
Improving performance, user experience and accessibility of consumer-facing checkout flows.
Scaling up and rearchitecting our backend systems to handle more user traffic and heavier analytics workloads.
Continuing to enhance our payments processing functionality, including split payments, Pay Later, and Fraud Prevention.

Summary of Benefits

Base salary ~$145–185k
Competitive equity package
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Complimentary one-medical membership
401k

Note: We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

About the Company

CueBox

Arts organizations ticketing, fundraising, CRM software

CueBox provides an integrated software platform for performing arts and cultural organizations, combining ticketing, fundraising, and marketing CRM in one system. It operates as a subscription-based service, with customers paying recurring fees and optional add-ons such as data migration and custom training. The platform works by offering a centralized suite of tools that manage ticket sales, donor management, and marketing communications, helping organizations streamline operations and improve the experience for patrons and donors. CueBox distinguishes itself through a team of industry experts with backgrounds in global e-commerce, tech and strategy consultancies, and a focus on serving theaters, symphonies, and cultural institutions, ensuring high-quality technology and user experience. The company aims to simplify operations for arts organizations, enhance patron engagement, and grow fundraising and ticket revenue.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Seed
Total funding: $3M
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 2022

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