Principal Software Engineer, Eventbrite
Growth
$173-260k
A platform for creating, sharing, finding and attending events
Job no longer available
A platform for creating, sharing, finding and attending events
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$173-260k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Eventbrite's mission is to bring the world together through live experiences.
Role
Who you are
- Understanding and application of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
- 15+ years of application development and design experience with modern languages like Swift, Python, Kotlin, etc
- Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures and algorithms
- Deep understanding of cloud providers such as AWS, and cloud architectures and design patterns
- Track record of delivering successful solutions and collaborating with others
- You enjoy teaching and mentoring others
Desirable
- You have experience working with modern frontend frameworks: Swift UI, React, Backbone/Marionette, etc
- Active Eventbrite user with a passion for live events
What the job involves
- As a Principal Software Engineer in Eventbrite’s Growth team, you will embody Eventbrite engineering’s culture of technical excellence and will help drive sweeping architectural changes as we modernize our platform
- You’ll provide technical leadership across multiple teams like Consumer, Marketplace, Innovation, Identity (user management), Risk and Fraud, and other critical functions that made serving over 5 million events in nearly 180 countries in 2022 a possibility
- Drive Eventbrite’s transition from self-hosted services to cloud-managed services, helping our teams build highly scalable, fault tolerant solutions for our users
- Educate other engineering teams and advocate for scalable and maintainable architectural decisions
- Collaborate closely with other Eventbrite engineering teams to build out additional observability throughout our stack utilizing tools like Apple’s App Store Connect, X-Code, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, and others
- Investigate new technologies and tools and recommend those that best fit the team and organization
- Work closely with AWS, leveraging a number of cloud native solutions to modernize the Eventbrite mobile app
Our take
Eventbrite has changed the way that we find and attend live experiences in the age of the internet.
The company sees itself as offering a total service because it allows users to find and purchase tickets online as well as empowering creators of events. By focusing on ease of use for event hosts, they believe they can stay ahead of competitors.
Fraud and commercial reselling are two of the biggest challenges in the industry, and Eventbrite have been pioneering with their work in this area. They use sophisticated algorithms to identify bad actors both in the purchase process and post-sale. They also provide access to fair and secure ticket exchange programs so reselling happens through their platform.
Eventbrite prides itself as a market leader in ease of use for its hosts, but it faces pressure to provide a more complete offering in the face of innovative competitors like TicketFairy, Chumi and Stubhub. Furthermore, in the face of economic downturn and dwindling event sales, the company were forced to cut 8% of its workforce in February 2023, indicative of belt-tightening across the whole events sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Childcare vouchers
- Work from home opportunities
- Our employees enjoy free coaching sessions with Modern Health. We also offer free therapy sessions with a psychologist. You’ll also have access to private medical insurance for you and your family, that includes dental care. And our wellness program to pay for your gym expenses
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Julia Hartz
(CEO)Previously worked for Fox Networks and MTV.
Kevin Hartz
(Chairman)Co-Founder and CEO of Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer company that went public and was acquired by PayPal in 2015.
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