Software Engineer, Live Nation
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Entertainment events promoter and producer
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Entertainment events promoter and producer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help live music fans more easily and quickly find concert tickets and information about their favourite artists and venues.
Role
Who you are
- Proven years of experience working within productive software engineering teams and delivering high quality software
- Experience with full stack development across multiple languages and modern architectures
- Strong communication skills, particularly for asynchronous collaboration
- An independent mindset with the ability to work autonomously and approach problems with pragmatism and creativity
- A thoughtful approach to feedback, pairing and code reviews while maintaining high technical standards
- Experience contributing to architectural decisions within distributed systems
- Comfort working in a continuous deployment environment with rapid iteration
- Experience with any of the following is advantageous: TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, Go, Rust, Kafka, Grafana, GraphQL, MongoDB, Elixir, Postgres
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions or Argo CD
What the job involves
- Division: Festivals & GA Universe
- Contract Terms: 12month Fixed Term Contract, 40 hours a week
- We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our team and help accelerate our velocity as we build the most exciting, performant and versatile self-serve ticketing platform in the business
- As a Software Engineer, you'll work within a collaborative engineering team in a supportive, people centric culture. Our close-knit engineering leadership team works together to design, plan, architect and build our future platform
- You'll apply strong technical skills while collaborating with talented developers, Product Managers and Designers to craft high quality functionality and features
- You’ll work with a high degree of autonomy to achieve team objectives in line with our long-term technical vision and business strategy. Often working without detailed oversight, you’ll build trust within your team and the wider business by approaching problems with pragmatism and ingenuity
- You'll work with technologies such as Next.js, TypeScript, Kafka and Go as we modernise our tech stack to support an ambitious vision for the business. You'll collaborate on complex scaling challenges and develop thoughtful, effective solutions
- Universe is a leader in online ticketing for events, from intimate music venues to large scale immersive experiences. We're growing rapidly as we support innovative concepts for renowned artists and attractions including Disney, BBC Earth and BTS
- Acquired by Ticketmaster in 2015, our growth has accelerated while maintaining operational independence. With a global engineering team of more than 40 engineers, Universe operates with its own roadmap and modern tech stack, including Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Kafka, Kubernetes and Go, backed by the resources of a Fortune 500 company
- We ship iteratively and quickly while scaling globally, building a powerful and versatile ticketing platform through collaborative, data driven development. Free concert tickets are a welcome perk
- As a Software Engineer at Universe, you'll contribute to building reliable, scalable solutions as we modernise our platform from Rails to Node.js and Next.js. You'll deliver high quality code while developing as a technical contributor through code reviews, pairing sessions and collaborative knowledge sharing
- Our clients, including world famous artists and sought after events, depend on Universe to provide a stable, high-performance platform capable of handling unpredictable demand and significant traffic spikes
- You'll help design and implement solutions using technologies such as Next.js, TypeScript, Kafka and Go, shipping frequently through continuous deployment. Most new hires deploy code within their first two weeks, some within their first two days
- Working closely with developers, designers and product managers, you'll apply strong engineering judgement to ensure we build the right software in the right way, iteratively, quickly and at global scale
- Universe is undergoing a significant platform transformation as we scale globally. We're adopting contract driven development and service centric architecture while evolving legacy Ruby on Rails systems into scalable, purpose-built services powered by modern technologies
- You'll work across TypeScript, JavaScript, Go and Ruby, using tools including Next.js, Node.js, Kafka, Postgres, gRPC, MongoDB, GraphQL and Kubernetes. Our observability tooling provides meaningful insight, enabling data driven engineering decisions while solving complex scaling challenges
- We embrace continuous deployment and rapid iteration. As part of our modernisation journey from Rails to Node.js and beyond, you'll help build a reliable platform that scales to meet unpredictable demand while delivering fast, resilient experiences worldwide
- Our job descriptions evolve with our business needs. In addition to the responsibilities above, your role may include additional duties as required. On a typical day you may be involved in:
- Writing new pages and components with Next.js and React, powered by SSR, REST and GraphQL
- Contributing to the design and architecture of protobuf contracts to support efficient service development
- Driving quality and performance improvements, including advocacy for observability, load testing and metrics
- Pragmatically maintaining legacy systems while supporting platform evolution
- Maintaining a positive, productive and healthy team environment
- Working closely with Product Managers and Designers to deliver effective solutions
- Pair programming with other engineers
- Participating in self-directed Relentless Improvement days to focus on learning, experimentation or platform enhancements
- Adhering to quality management, safety and environmental company policies
Our take
Live Nation is the world's leading live entertainment company, sitting at the top of the market in live events and ticketing. Formed in 2005, it is a major international company, with key business segments made up of concerts, ticketing, and sponsorship and advertising.
Despite its dominant position in the market, the company saw an 84% drop in revenue during 2020 and the closure of live events. Since then, however, demand has been stronger than ever for their ticket sales. This is a reflection that live events remain a clear priority for consumers and has been further reflected in Live Nation's acquisitions of companies - like Goodlive - that complement and bolster Live Nation's portfolio.
In addition to live events, a key area to watch for Live Nation will be the rise of online concert streaming, like that undertaken by competitors such as Driift. Major festivals such as Glastonbury have trialled online concerts with mixed reviews. If it proves successful, this could be a major new section of the entertainment market and a big potential part of Live Nation's future ventures.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time, and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
- WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
- FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, infertility support
- CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
- OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network
Company HQ
Beverly Hills, CA
Leadership
Michael Rapino
(CEO & President)Michael joined Live Nation Entertainment in 2005 as CEO and President. Previously, he spent 10 years in various Marketing and Entertainment roles at Labatt's Breweries of Canada. He also held several roles at Clear Channel Communications, including CEO and President of Global Music.
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