Lead Software Developer, Live Nation
Test Automation
Entertainment events promoter and producer
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Entertainment events promoter and producer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
Live Nation's mission is to help live music fans more easily and quickly find concert tickets and information about their favourite artists and venues.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of development experience in automated testing of complex systems
- Experience designing and executing all levels of testing: System, Integration, Performance, and Regression
- An independent, fast-learning, self-starter who takes ownership over solving hard problems
- A passion for quality, including defining and executing test plans, and QA processes and automated test strategy, etc
- Effective communicator, written and oral, as this role will be working closely with people from all over the organization
- Experience with testing tools and scripting languages such as, Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, Typescript and/or Javascript
- Experience with development in a macOS environment
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, or Argo CD
- Worked with persistent data stores such as PostgresSQL, Mongo, Redis, Clickhouse, or Elasticsearch
- Exposure to client-side web application frameworks such as NodeJS, React, or Angular is a bonus!
- Passionate – A love for your craft that pushes you to strive for elegance and quality in your work
- Collaborative – Collaborate with others in a respectful manner and openly share information amongst the team to assist in achieving Ticketmaster goals and objectives
- Inquisitive – A forever student, always seeking to learn, hone and level up existing skill set
- Innovative Problem Solving – Gathering appropriate perspectives and insights and seeking win-win solutions by remaining open to alternative approaches and being proactive in generating new ideas
What the job involves
- Contract Terms: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract, Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
- As a Lead QA Developer at Universe, you will apply your passion for technology and live entertainment to build and test a world-class, highly scalable ticketing platform
- In this deeply technical position, you’ll work closely with QA specialists and with team Software Leads to build reliable and scalable test automation solutions and solve tough technical challenges
- You’ll deliver great quality code and innovative solutions while growing your skills as both a technical contributor and leader through code reviews, pairing sessions, mentorship opportunities, and both learning from, and teaching skills to the teams
- Our clients and their fans rely on Universe to provide a stable, and reliable platform that can scale quickly to handle unpredictable demand, and large traffic and data volumes
- As the Lead QA Developer, you will be relied upon to not just maintain and add to the existing automated test suite but to innovate and design new approaches and strategies to improve the continuing quality of the product and to elevate our QA specialists to the next level of ability
- Develop and implement automation strategies, plans, and frameworks to meet business objectives
- Develop, implement, and maintain automation framework, workflows, and processes
- Run existing automated tests, interpreting results and communicating outcomes
- Lead, mentor, and support Junior and Intermediate QA Testers
- Work with product managers to understand the needs for the features being built
- Pair-program with other talented developers
- Meet regularly with the other Leads to contribute to our collaborative tech vision and enrich discussions with your unique perspective and experience
- Stay up-to-date with the latest automation technologies and trends
- Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in automation processes and tools
- Participate in self-directed Relentless Improvement days where you get to work by yourself or with others to improve something, be it your own skills/training, fixing a pesky issue, or coming up with a new interesting feature
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 2009, 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
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Barbican, London, UK
Leadership
Michael Rapino
(President and CEO, not founder)They worked for 10 years in various marketing and entertainment capacities at Labatt’s Breweries of Canada. They held several roles at Clear Channel Communications, including President and CEO of Global Music. They were named CEO and President of Live Nation in 2005.
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