Lead Software Engineer, Live Nation
Independent Contractor, 1 Year Term
Entertainment events promoter and producer
Job no longer available
Entertainment events promoter and producer
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
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
- 5+ years of experience working with productive software engineering teams and writing high-quality software
- Experience with Ruby on Rails and React is a must and will enable you to hit the ground running!
- Effective communicator, written and oral, as this role will be working closely with people from all over the organization
- An independent, fast-learning, self-starter who takes ownership over solving hard problems
- Empathy and interest in supporting and growing your teammates and yourself via feedback, pairing, and code reviews
- Experience with any of the following technologies is a bonus: Elixir, GraphQL. Mongo, Postgres, Elastic, Redis, Java, and Kafka (or similar)
- Business Acumen – You understand and can apply general business concepts, using external networks to understand market situations and industry
- Passionate – A love for your craft that pushes you to strive for elegance and quality in your work
- Winning Teamwork – Collaborating with others in a respectful manner and openly sharing information amongst the team to assist in achieving Ticketmaster goals and objectives. Taking the time to empathize and understand where others are coming from, along with showing recognition and appreciation for the contribution of others
- Inquisitive – A forever student, always seeking to learn and grow with and from your peers
- Problem Solving and Innovation – Gathering appropriate perspectives and insights and seeking win-win solutions by remaining open to alternative approaches and being proactive in generating new ideas. Ability to maintain a balanced perspective and see all sides of an issue and manage problems in a timely and effective manner. A free and independent thinker, open to new ideas and concepts
- Organizational Skills – Manages competing priorities of several teams/departments/locations. Tasks and project management orientation (with the ability to hold others accountable)
What the job involves
- As a Lead Software Engineer at Universe, you will apply your passion for technology and live entertainment to build a world-class ticketing platform. In this deeply technical position, you’ll work closely with your team to build reliable and scalable solutions to tough technical challenges
- In this deeply technical position, you’ll work closely with your team to build reliable and scalable solutions to 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 and teaching skills to the team
- We’re a relatively small team which means you will play a significant and impactful role in contributing to our most important tech systems, informing our culture, and establishing and maintaining the high technical bar we’ve established across our product
- Writing new React components with our GraphQL API, building new features, and maintaining existing ones
- Architecting new back-end data models and services in Ruby on Rails and Elixir Phoenix
- Maintaining a positive, productive, and healthy environment on your team
- Working closely with Product Managers and Designers to find the best solutions
- Pair-programming with talented developers
- Providing mentorship and career guidance to other developers
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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