About the role
<h3><strong>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.</strong></h3> <p>We’re building an awesome entertainment ecosystem where fans have effortless access to incredible live experiences, while sports teams, venues, and shows have unprecedented access to their audiences – because everyone should expect more from the ticketing industry.</p> <h3><strong>Open roles for new graduates</strong></h3> <p>We are looking for the best and brightest spring/summer of 2027 college graduates to help us make live entertainment even better! Experience is preferred, but not required – in fact, we look forward to supporting you by teaching you new technologies and mentoring you in software development craft as a member of our world-class engineering team. </p> <p>We have roles open in the following technologies: </p> <ul> <li>Backend (Python, Go, C#)</li> <li>Frontend Web (Typescript + React)</li> <li>Mobile (Kotlin, Swift)</li> <li>Platform (AWS, Docker, Python, Go)</li> <li>Machine Learning (PyTorch, lightGBM, LangChain, Strands)</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What you'll do</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Solve unique and challenging customer problems</li> <li>Work with leading-edge tech in the cloud or on web and mobile</li> <li>Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to bring ideas to life faster than ever while upholding SeatGeek’s technical and product standards; no token limits</li> <li>Help scale our software as we grow our booming business</li> <li>Take on the challenges of building software for a many-sided marketplace</li> <li>Empower decision-making at a rapidly growing data-driven company </li> <li>Run experiments and evaluate new technologies that will determine the future of our business for years to come</li> <li>Build performant, beautiful, inclusive user interfaces that delight our users and enhance our brand</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>What you have</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li>You are a college student graduating in the spring/summer of 2027, ideally in computer science or a related degree</li> <li>Experience in building software. We'll be interested in hearing about what you've built and how you built it</li> <li>Problem solving abilities, adept at handling 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 the problems you've solved</li> <li>Passion for software craftsmanship and product. You hold yourself and your code to a high standard</li> <li>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</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Our stack</strong></h3> <p>You do not need experience with all 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.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Languages:</strong> Python, Go, C#+.NET Core, React+Typescript, Swift, Kotlin</li> <li><strong>Datastores:</strong> Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch</li> <li><strong>Cloud:</strong> AWS</li> <li><strong>Version control:</strong> Gitlab</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Perks</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Equity stake</li> <li>Discretionary annual bonus</li> <li>A WFH stipend to support your home office setup</li> <li>Unlimited PTO</li> <li>Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave </li> <li>401(k) matching </li> <li>Student loan matching program</li> <li>Health, vision, dental, and life insurance</li> <li>Up to $25k towards family building, reproductive health services and Gender-affirming care</li> <li>$500 per year for wellness expenses</li> <li>Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical</li> <li>$360 per quarter to spend on tickets to live events</li> <li>Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music</li> </ul> <h3><strong><em>Please note you are expected to come into the SeatGeek New York City Office at least 3 days a week during your first year of employment</em></strong></h3> <hr> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The salary range for this role is $120,000-$150,000 USD. This role is equity eligible. In addition, you may receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation packages 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. </span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">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!<br></span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To review our candidate privacy notice, <a class="c-link" href="https://seatgeek.com/privacy/USApplicantNotice" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://seatgeek.com/privacy/USApplicantNotice" data-sk="tooltip_parent">click here.</a></span></p> <h6><em><strong>#LI-Remote</strong></em></h6>
About SeatGeek
SeatGeek is a ticket search engine that aggregates ticket listings for live sports, concerts, and theater events. Its data engine helps consumers identify various ticket deals.
The site has a feature called ‘Deal Score’ which assigns a 0-100 metric to all listed tickets in order to ascertain the relative value of tickets for a given event or a set of similar events.
SeatGeek also offers consumers an event discovery tool through its Columbus event calendar and Spotify applications, which take into account user preferences and favorite teams and artists in order to generate recommendations of upcoming local events that match a user’s tastes and preferences.
SeatGeek was launched by Jack Groetzinger and Russell D’Souza in 2009 and its operations are headquartered in New York, United States.
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Job details
Salary
$120,000 - $150,000
Location
New York, NY
Funding
Total raised
$398M
Last stage
Series E
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
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A meeting lands on your calendar
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