Software Engineer, SeatGeek
Internship
The compensation for this role is $55/hour US (based on a 40 hour work week)
3+ days a week in office
Ticketing platform for live events
Open for applications
Ticketing platform for live events
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
The compensation for this role is $55/hour US (based on a 40 hour work week)
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
SeatGeek’s mission is to help the world to experience more live.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- You are currently enrolled college student studying Computer Science or a related degree
- Experience in building or testing software. We'll be interested in hearing about what you've built and how you built it
- Problem solving skills - adept at handling technical challenges. SeatGeek engineers create custom solutions to unique ticketing problems, including venue mapping, inventory tracking, and event matching
- Passion for software craftsmanship and products. You hold yourself and your code to a high standard
- 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
What the job involves
- We are looking for the best and brightest College Interns who graduate in the Spring/Summer of 2026, to help us make live entertainment even better
- This is a 12 week summer Internship Program with a hybrid work style (expected to be on-site 50% of the week) at our corporate office in NYC
- Design cloud-native software architecture
- Solve customer problems
- Scale our software to support a booming business
- Build a many-sided marketplace
- Empower decision-making at a rapidly growing data-driven company
- Run experiments and evaluate new technologies that will determine the future of our business for years to come
- Build performant, beautiful, inclusive user interfaces that delight our users and enhance our brand
Our take
For many fans, buying tickets online can be a time-consuming and frustrating process. SeatGeek is setting out to ease this problem by powering an open entertainment industry that provides fans with greater access to experiences, while enabling teams, venues, and shows to have seamless access to their audiences.
SeatGeek launched with a laser-sharp focus on creating a customer-oriented ticketing marketplace for sports and live events. Its commitment to optimizing fan experience has helped distinguish the company from rivals, such as Ticketmaster and Live Nation, with its expanding suite of simple features that have made it the highest-rated and most trusted ticketer.
SeatGeek has secured integration partnerships with Facebook, Spotify and Snapchat, and has an impressive client list that includes the Dallas Cowboys, Manchester City FC, and the Brooklyn Nets. It continues to onboard enterprise clients, expand its international presence and release new products such as "Next Fan Up", positioning it well for future success.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Aug 2022
$238m
SERIES E
Jul 2020
$121m
SERIES D
Total funding: $462.2m
Company benefits
- Health Insurance Coverage
- Ample Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching Program
- Parental Leave - 16 weeks of leave in a 12-month period
- Health and wellness subscriptions to services like One Medical, Ginger.io and Headspace
- Regular virtual team hangs & happy hours + Company-Wide Hackathons 3-4 times per Year
- SeatGeek Monthly Ticket-Purchase Stipend
- Flexible work environment - Work as many days a week in the office as you'd like, or 100% remotely
- WFH Office Setup Stipend
Company values
- Start With Fans - When fans win, everyone wins
- Be Humbold - We're bold, but humble
- Pull Back The Curtains - We put outsized focus on building the most talented team possible
- Don't Do Bullsh*t Work - If unchecked, every job results in too many hours spent on bullsh*t work. We design how we work to spend the most time doing rather than preparing to do
- Stack The Lineup - Our team is our biggest unfair advantage, and the best teams bring together different backgrounds and experiences
- Play Long Ball - We take big bets on the future
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
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Leadership
Jack Groetzinger
(Co-Founder & CEO)Worked as a consultant for Bain. Founded and sold another startup, Scribnia, before founding SeatGeek.
Russell D'Souza
(Co-Founder)Worked as an analyst for Monitor. Founded and sold another startup, Scribnia, before founding SeatGeek.
Eric Waller
(Co-Founder)Worked as a Web Developer at Tickerhound. Co-founded and was a Web Developer at Niqos.
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