SeatGeek · 8 hours ago
Software Engineer, Developer Experience
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$121K/yr - $175K/yr
2+ years expSeatGeek is a company focused on modernizing the ticketing industry through technology. They are looking for Platform Engineers to build and improve their platform, enabling teams to develop and run services reliably while enhancing developer experience.
EdiscoveryEventsSearch EngineSportsTicketing
Responsibilities
The Developer Experience team is responsible for shaping how developers at SeatGeek build, iterate on and release code. Some of our past projects include: Ephie: A platform for orchestrating ephemeral environments - Beyond Review Apps: Orchestrating Full-Stack Ephemeral Environments... Zach Hammer & Colin O'Dell
Letsgo: A one-stop-shop CLI that expedites local development - Lightning Talk: Letsgo: The Ultimate Platform CLI - Colin O'Dell, SeatGeek
Buildkit-operator: A kubernetes operator that automates ephemeral, fully-isolated BuildKit instances for docker build pipelines - https://chairnerd.seatgeek.com/resilient-builds-with-buildkit-operator/
Design, build, and support shared platform systems and tooling that help teams across SeatGeek develop and run services reliably
Partner with engineering and product teams to address performance, scalability, and reliability needs as our marketplace and business grow
Contribute to system reliability, observability, security, and scalability through automation and well-considered abstractions
Participate in operating production systems, including supporting releases, taking part in an on-call rotation, and responding to incidents and support requests with guidance and collaboration from the team
Collaborate across teams and disciplines to identify friction and improve how software is built and operated at SeatGeek
Help evolve internal platforms, APIs, standards, and shared tooling to improve reliability and developer experience over time
Participate in evaluating new technologies and patterns, balancing short-term needs with long-term maintainability and operational health
Use automation and emerging tools, including AI-assisted workflows, to improve development and operational efficiency
Share context and learnings through documentation, design discussions, and collaboration across teams
Qualification
Required
2+ years of experience contributing to the design, development, or operation of either platform or product applications
A passion for delivering frictionless, high-quality user interfaces to accelerate developer workflows
Familiarity with building, running, or improving production systems, and an interest in reliability, security, scalability, and safe ways to deploy and operate software
A thoughtful approach to writing and maintaining code, with attention to clarity, maintainability, and how others will use and operate what you build
An interest in developer experience and platform usability, including how tools, abstractions, and workflows affect team productivity and broader business goals
Comfort collaborating across teams and disciplines, communicating clearly, and turning broad needs into practical technical solutions with support from others
A commitment to learning and growth (both your own and your teammates') through knowledge sharing, feedback, and continuous improvement
Preferred
Languages: Python, Go, HCL, Yaml
Version control: GitLab
AI Tooling: Cursor, Claude
Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes / EKS, Terraform
Monitoring & Alerting: Datadog
Networking: Fastly, Kong, Cilium
Data: Kafka, Flink, Redshift
Benefits
Equity stake
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
$120 per month to spend on tickets to live events
Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music
Company
SeatGeek
SeatGeek operates a mobile-focused ticket platform and search engine that lets fans buy and sell tickets for events.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$400.1MKey Investors
AccelGlynn Capital ManagementTCV
2022-08-31Series E· $238M
2020-01-01Series Unknown
2017-04-18Series D· $57M
Leadership Team
Jack Groetzinger
Co-Founder and CEO
Eric Waller
Co-Founder
Recent News
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