Security Engineer, SeatGeek
Internship
The compensation for this role is $55/hour USD (based on a 40 hour work week)
3+ days a week in office
Ticketing platform for live events
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Ticketing platform for live events
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
The compensation for this role is $55/hour USD (based on a 40 hour work week)
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power a new, open entertainment industry where fans have effortless access to experiences, and team, venues, and shows have seamless access to their audiences.
Role
Who you are
- You’re graduating in spring/summer 2028
- Proficiency in two or more programming languages (Python, C#, Go) and a solid grasp of coding and code review (yes, there’s a coding interview)
- Ability to think like an attacker when securing applications, using that mindset to identify potential vulnerabilities and drive meaningful improvements in code security and defensive measures
- Understanding of secure software development practices, threat modeling, and knowledge of common security vulnerabilities (like OWASP Top Ten)
- Curiosity and a desire to learn how things work under the hood
- (Preferred) Contributions to the security community (public research, blogging, presentations, etc.)
- (Preferred) Experience or strong interest in automating security tasks and scaling security processes through tooling
- (Preferred) Familiarity with modern architectures, including microservices, Kubernetes, AWS, and other cloud technologies
- (Preferred) Regularly participate in CTF, bug bounty hunting, and hackathons (bonus points if you share your Bugcrowd/HackerOne/HackTheBox profiles)
What the job involves
- 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
- SeatGeek is looking for a Security Engineering Intern to join our Security team. As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience across all aspects of our security program: from application security and threat modeling to detection engineering and incident response. You’ll help protect our users, systems, and data while learning how security operates at scale in a modern, cloud-native environment
- You’ll join a team focused on building proactive, secure-by-default systems through a combination of automation, visibility, and collaboration
- Whether you’re assisting in code reviews, building security tools, or supporting incident response efforts, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from experienced engineers and contribute to meaningful projects that strengthen SeatGeek’s overall security posture
- Collaborate with engineering teams to provide security guidance on new products and technologies
- Assist in threat modeling and architecture reviews for upcoming features and products
- Participate in regular security assessments through basic penetration testing and code reviews of SeatGeek products
- Learn and promote secure coding practices by working closely with developers
- Help engineer and enhance security controls to harden our AWS environment and improve visibility
- Contribute to automation and tooling projects that scale security across the company
- Support incident response efforts by helping identify vulnerabilities, tune alerts, and enhance detections
- Participate in Purple team (Red team / Blue team) exercises to understand both offensive and defensive perspectives
- Share ideas to continuously improve our security programs and shape their future
- Languages: Python, C#, Go,, SQL, and Terraform
- SCM & CI/CD: GitLab
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
- Cloud Platform: AWS
- Central Logging and Monitoring: Datadog
- Container Orchestration: Kubernetes
- Endpoint Detection & Response: CrowdStrike
- Secrets Management: HashiCorp Vault
- Dashboarding: Datadog, Hex, and Looker
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.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Aug 2022
$238m
SERIES E
Apr 2017
$75.4m
SERIES D
Total funding: $416.6m
Company benefits
- Benefits: We provide access to high-quality health insurance coverage, ample paid time off, and a matching 401k program.
- Parental leave: Congrats on welcoming a bundle of joy into your life! We offer 16 weeks of leave in a 12-month period.
- Subscriptions: Health and wellness are incredibly important so we cover employee subscriptions to services like One Medical, Ginger.io and Headspace.
- Team events: Regular virtual team hangs & happy hours are essential, especially while we’re all working remotely. We also put our typical day-to-day work aside for company-wide hackathons 3-4 times per year.
- Ticket perk: SeatGeek employees receive a monthly ticket-purchase stipend for live events!
- Flexible work environment: Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you’d like or 100% remotely. A WFH stipend to support your home office setup.
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Jack Groetzinger
(Co-Founder & CEO)Jack is also a Founding Partner at Founder Creative. Previously, he founded Scribnia and worked as an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.
Russell D'Souza
(Co-Founder)Previously, Russell co-founded Scribnia and worked as an Analyst at Monitor Group.
Eric Waller
(Co-Founder & CTO)Eric previously co-founded Niqos where he worked as a Web Developer for 3 years. He also served as a Web Developer at Tickerhound and as a User Experience Engineer at Amie Street.
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