Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Data Platform

Posted on 1/14/2025

SeatGeek

SeatGeek

501-1,000 employees

Event ticket search engine and platform

Consumer Software
Entertainment

Compensation Overview

$150k - $200kAnnually

Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Backend Engineering
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 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 venue mapping, inventory tracking, and event matching. We'll be excited to hear about challenging problems you've solved
  • Passion for software craftsmanship and product. You have well-considered opinions about how software should work, and hold yourself and your code to a high standard
  • Commitment to your teammates. You enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different experiences and take pride in mentoring and learning from others
Responsibilities
  • Ship code to production many times a day across dozens of services
  • Build a new stream ingestion process to efficiently send and store currently live listings as users see them
  • Build and maintain our streaming data pipelines
  • Create tooling and services that support our machine-learning applications and data products
  • Evaluate new technologies and improve our software stack to keep our technological edge
  • Communicate and collaborate with different stakeholders, like Data Scientists, Analysts, Software Engineers, and our Product team to produce requirements and detailed designs

SeatGeek operates as a major event ticket search engine, allowing users to search for, compare, and purchase tickets for a wide range of events, including concerts, theater performances, comedy shows, and sports events. The platform aggregates ticket listings from various sellers, enabling users to easily compare prices and seating options to find the best deals. This user-friendly interface sets SeatGeek apart from its competitors in the ticketing market. The company earns revenue primarily through commissions on ticket sales, as well as through advertising and partnerships with event organizers and venues. SeatGeek aims to enhance the ticket-buying experience for consumers while helping event organizers reach a larger audience.

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$392.8M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2009

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • SeatGeek's partnerships with sports teams enhance fan engagement and ticket sales.
  • The rise of mobile ticketing boosts SeatGeek's user engagement and sales.
  • Dynamic pricing models allow SeatGeek to optimize pricing strategies.

What critics are saying

  • Vivid Seats' potential sale could increase competition for SeatGeek.
  • SeatGeek's potential IPO may expose it to market volatility.
  • Non-exclusive partnerships may allow competitors to enter SeatGeek's markets.

What makes SeatGeek unique

  • SeatGeek's Deal Score offers unique ticket value assessment from 0-100.
  • The Columbus event calendar personalizes event recommendations based on user preferences.
  • SeatGeek aggregates listings, allowing easy price and seating comparison for users.

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Benefits

Health insurance coverage

paid time off

Matching 401k program

Parental leave

Monthly ticket-purchase stipend for live events

Paid for subscriptions to services like One Medical, Ginger.io and Headspace

Team events

Flexible work environment - work remote or in the office as you please

Home office stipend