Senior Backend Engineer, Gametime
$188-222k
+ Equity
Last-minute ticket platform
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Last-minute ticket platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$188-222k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To connect people trough incredible shared experiences.
Role
Who you are
- Backend Language Proficiency: Expertise in developing high-throughput systems using Golang (or Python, Ruby, Java, C++, C#, Rust, Scala, etc.)
- Scalable Systems: Experience building distributed systems that support millions of RPM with low latency
- API Design: Skilled at designing resilient public and internal APIs
- Cloud Infrastructure: Proficient with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Event-Driven Architecture: Strong experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent messaging systems
- Database Management: Strong experience with SQL (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL systems (e.g. MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.)
- Domain Expertise/Ownership: Deep understanding of key product areas with the ability to lead initiatives from concept through production
- Mentorship: Actively mentors engineers and uplifts team performance through coaching and feedback
- Project Leadership: Independently manages the full lifecycle of complex projects involving multiple stakeholders
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong communicator and trusted partner to Product, Design, Data, and Engineering peers
- Strategic Influence: Helps shape technical direction, roadmap priorities, and engineering best practices
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience: 8+ years in software engineering with 4+ years specifically working on high-throughput backend systems
What the job involves
- You will be a key contributor to the Engineering team responsible for building and maintaining the client-side applications and backend systems that power the Gametime experience for millions of users
- We empower engineers to take full ownership of their code and foster a culture grounded in testing, code reviews, observability, experimentation, and operational excellence
- At Gametime, we value collaboration, inclusivity, and the strength of diverse perspectives — creating an environment where people love to build together
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Software Engineer II to join the Supply team
- This team is responsible for the technology and systems that power the supply side of the Gametime marketplace
- This is a senior individual contributor (IC4) position for engineers who are domain experts, lead complex initiatives across teams, and raise the technical bar through mentorship and architectural influence
- You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Design, Data, and business stakeholders to shape the future of our platform
- Lead the architecture and implementation of high-performance Golang microservices for real-time inventory ingestion, ordering and fulfillment, and third-party integrations
- Own the technical design and execution of cross-functional projects, ensuring long-term scalability, maintainability, and performance
- Build, test, monitor, and maintain mission-critical integrations and infrastructure
- Develop reliable external and internal APIs supporting up to 1 million RPM
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Data to shape technical solutions that align with customer and business needs
- Mentor engineers across the team by sharing knowledge, reviewing code, and encouraging engineering excellence
- Drive the end-to-end execution of projects, from initial concept to production
- Identify and drive improvements in system reliability, scalability, observability, and deployment pipelines
- Promote a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture through tech talks, code quality standards, and thought leadership
Our take
Gamtime is a last-minute event ticketing platform that aims to stand out from the myriad of other similar apps by allowing customers to buy a ticket after the event has started. The reason for this is that ticket prices for sports often fall dramatically after the game has started, making the most of the easy-to-use, quick-buy app's features.
Though this may only cater to a small percentage of its customers, it exemplifies a certain boundary pushing from the company. This is clearly something that the market supports, given its substantial fundraising from the likes of Bolt Ventures and Maven Ventures. In addition, Gametime’s position as both a seller and buyer marketplace has placed it in a great position as a commentator on live events, collecting valuable data.
With the demand for great-value event tickets likely to continue to grow, Gametime is in a prime position to capitalize on this trend. Although the company only sells tickets for the North American continent, it is seeing huge revenue across the sports, theatre, and music concert markets - and aims to use its funds to further enhance its products and market its app to younger eventgoers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2022
$30m
EARLY VC
Sep 2017
$8.2m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $71.5m
Company benefits
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Equity: An ownership stake in the company you'll be helping to build
- Flexible PTO: 'Take what you need' vacation policy (we actually mean it)
- Remote First: Fully remote company
- Remote Work stipend: Monthly stipend to offset the cost of internet and any home office updates
- Paid Parental Leave: Peace of mind for parents to dedicate their time to the care of their new child
- Gametime Credit: Monthly Gametime credit to experience the product for yourself
- Team Celebrations: Company meetups and events in different cities across the US
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brad Griffith
(Founder & CEO)Currently Visiting Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Previously worked in Growth, iOS Development and Interactive Marketing at Zappedy, and was a Quantitative Researcher at LOLapps.
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