Ticketing, Live Events, E-commerce, Technology

Senior Software Engineer, Business Technology

RemoteRemoteFull TimeSenior$144,000–$209,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

business critical software
complex technical challenges
custom solutions
real-time data integrations
scaled agentic workflows
AI enabled automation
software craftsmanship
product mindset
user experience
business impact

Nice to have

FastAPI
Go
C#
NET Core
React
Typescript

Role summary

SeatGeek is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Business Technology team. This role involves running a modern, containerized service-oriented architecture, shipping code frequently, and leveraging AI tools to build scalable applications and integrations for the non-technical workforce. The engineer will design and scale AI foundations, create efficient tools, and evaluate new technologies to maintain a technological edge. The position requires experience in building business-critical software in fast-paced environments, solving complex technical challenges, and possessing a product mindset with a commitment to teamwork and mentoring. The role is remote with a salary range of $144,000 - $209,000 USD.

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.

SeatGeek is a technology innovator on a mission to disrupt the $300 billion ticketing industry. We have the product, vision, and team to make life better for performers, venues, and fans, and build a generational consumer brand in the process. The Biz Tech team is charged with unlocking the power of the strongest team in the industry. We help everyone at SeatGeek deliver their absolute best work through better tools and automation. All we’re missing is you.

What you'll do

Run a modern, containerized service-oriented architecture using industry-leading software development practices

Ship code to production many times a day

Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to bring ideas to life faster than ever while upholding SeatGeek’s technical and product standards; no token limits

Translate the advanced patterns defined in R&D into scalable applications / features for the broader, non-technical workforce at SeatGeek and spread adoption

Design and scale foundations to promote and extend effective & impactful use of AI and agentic workflows across SeatGeek

Build powerful and performant tools and integrations between systems that generate efficiency for teams across the business, leveraging AI in the most impactful places

Guide / steer non-technical users towards greater building capabilities with increasingly robust system architecture + feature sets

Evaluate new technologies and improve our software stack to keep our technological edge. Ensure our stack of AI tools is maximized for effectiveness + impact

Work across team and discipline boundaries to develop the best product in our industry

What you have

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. Biz Tech engineers at SeatGeek create custom solutions to unique problems, including complex real-time data integrations, powerful and scaled agentic workflows, and AI enabled automation. 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

A product mindset. You think beyond the code, about user experience, business impact, and what makes a great product tick

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

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: Python (FastAPI), Go, C# (.NET Core), React+Typescript, Swift, Kotlin

Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Datadog, Gitlab

Datastores: Aurora (Postgres), ElastiCache (Memcached), OpenSearch, DynamoDB

Streaming & workflows: Kafka, Flink, Airflow, Temporal

AI Tooling + Methods: LLMs, Agents, Harnesses, MCPs, Claude, OpenAI, Gemini & more

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.

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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Sample SeatGeek interview questions

1
Design a ticket reservation transfer system
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2
Pacific and Atlantic Water Flow Calculate water flow from a matrix to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Input: heights = [[2,1],[1,2]] Output: [[0,0],[0,1],[1,0],[1,1]] Explanation: All cells can flow to both oceans because water can move to adjacent cells of equal or lower height or directly off the edges.
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3
Product of Array Except Self Calculate the product of an array except for self without using division. Input: nums = [-1,1,0,-3,3] Output: [0,0,9,0,0] Explanation: The single zero zeros out all products except at its own index, which cleanly multiplies the remaining elements.
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Implement String Compression Implement string compression. Input: chars = ["a","b","b","b","b","b","b","b","b","b","b","b","b"] Output: ["a","b","1","2"] Explanation: The letter 'a' appears once (so no number is appended), and 'b' appears 12 times, modifying the array in place to length 4.
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Optimal Meeting Point Calculate the optimal meeting point for multiple people on a 2D grid. Input: grid = [[1,0],[0,1]] Output: 2 Explanation: The optimal meeting point is either (0,1) or (1,0), requiring exactly 1 step from each person resulting in a total distance of 2.
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