Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform
Job title: Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform in USA at SeatGeek
Company: SeatGeek
Job description: 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.The Cloud Platform team owns the infrastructure and networking that powers SeatGeek.com, forming the backbone of our platform. It's a senior & staff-level team working remotely across the US and EU, focused on building reliable, scalable systems that support the entire company.After completing a major re-architecture that modernized our infrastructure, the team is now shifting focus to build the next phase of our platform. As manager, you'll lead this effort, guiding the team as they transform a strong technical foundation into a resilient, user-focused product. Your role will be key in shaping the team's roadmap, enhancing the developer experience, and driving faster, more reliable delivery across the company.What you'll do
Manage a team of Platform engineers
Own SeatGeek's computing and networking infrastructure, maintaining a high standard of operational excellence across the platform
Perform code and architecture reviews, and provide technical and design feedback to the team
Play an active role in our recruiting process, helping us grow our engineering team in any way you can
Provide regular job performance feedback, hold one-on-ones, and provide career development support to your direct reports
Work with your Technical and Product counterparts to form a compelling vision and direction for the team that aligns with organizational and business goals
Select new and work with existing technology vendors when necessary. You constantly make build or buy decisions together with your team
Communicate technical and product decisions to the right people, resolve blocking issues, and collaborate with other leaders across the organization
What you have
You've successfully built and led lean teams, ensuring they're productive, motivated, and capable of delivering impactful results
You're able to foster safe, collaborative & inclusive environments, where engineers feel empowered to do their best work
You're great at shaping and driving complex, user-focused roadmaps, and keeping your team focused in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
You're able to break down complex technical concepts and explain them clearly to non-technical audiences, accurately representing the team's work to a wide range of stakeholders
Knowledge of the technology industry to help your team make good tooling and framework decisions to set them up for success
You understand how to lead by setting context, facilitating collaboration, and getting buy-in between cross functional partners in product, design, engineering and leadership
You've worked as an Engineer in the past, are familiar with the challenges of that role, and preferably have had hands-on experience with the following:
Tooling across our tech stack
Building out highly available and distributed systems, especially in regards to container orchestration systems
Layers 3-7 of the OSI model
Our stackYou absolutely do not need experience with all of these, but we thought you might be curious. Tools can be learned, so we care much more about your general engineering skill than knowledge of a particular language.
Languages: Python, Go, C#+.NET Core, Swift, Next.js, TypeScript
Client Platforms: iOS, Android, Web (Desktop/Mobile)
Technologies: OAuth2.0 & Identity Management, Payment Tokenization
Event-driven Technologies: RabbitMQ, Kafka
Datastores: Postgres, Redis, Memcache, Elasticsearch
Cloud: AWS
Version control: Git (Gitlab)
Perks
Equity stake
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
Unlimited PTO
Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave
401(k) matching program
Student loan support resources
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Up to $25k towards family building and reproductive health services
Gender-affirming care support program
$500 per year for wellness expenses
Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
$120 per month to spend on tickets to live events
Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music
The salary range for this role is $170,000-$230,000 USD. Actual compensation packages within that range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.SeatGeek is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As an equal opportunities employer, we recognize that diversity is a positive attribute and we welcome the differences and benefits that a diverse culture brings.To review our candidate privacy notice, .#LI-Remote
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Location: USA
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Company: SeatGeek
Job description: 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.The Cloud Platform team owns the infrastructure and networking that powers SeatGeek.com, forming the backbone of our platform. It's a senior & staff-level team working remotely across the US and EU, focused on building reliable, scalable systems that support the entire company.After completing a major re-architecture that modernized our infrastructure, the team is now shifting focus to build the next phase of our platform. As manager, you'll lead this effort, guiding the team as they transform a strong technical foundation into a resilient, user-focused product. Your role will be key in shaping the team's roadmap, enhancing the developer experience, and driving faster, more reliable delivery across the company.What you'll do
Manage a team of Platform engineers
Own SeatGeek's computing and networking infrastructure, maintaining a high standard of operational excellence across the platform
Perform code and architecture reviews, and provide technical and design feedback to the team
Play an active role in our recruiting process, helping us grow our engineering team in any way you can
Provide regular job performance feedback, hold one-on-ones, and provide career development support to your direct reports
Work with your Technical and Product counterparts to form a compelling vision and direction for the team that aligns with organizational and business goals
Select new and work with existing technology vendors when necessary. You constantly make build or buy decisions together with your team
Communicate technical and product decisions to the right people, resolve blocking issues, and collaborate with other leaders across the organization
What you have
You've successfully built and led lean teams, ensuring they're productive, motivated, and capable of delivering impactful results
You're able to foster safe, collaborative & inclusive environments, where engineers feel empowered to do their best work
You're great at shaping and driving complex, user-focused roadmaps, and keeping your team focused in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
You're able to break down complex technical concepts and explain them clearly to non-technical audiences, accurately representing the team's work to a wide range of stakeholders
Knowledge of the technology industry to help your team make good tooling and framework decisions to set them up for success
You understand how to lead by setting context, facilitating collaboration, and getting buy-in between cross functional partners in product, design, engineering and leadership
You've worked as an Engineer in the past, are familiar with the challenges of that role, and preferably have had hands-on experience with the following:
Tooling across our tech stack
Building out highly available and distributed systems, especially in regards to container orchestration systems
Layers 3-7 of the OSI model
Our stackYou absolutely do not need experience with all of these, but we thought you might be curious. Tools can be learned, so we care much more about your general engineering skill than knowledge of a particular language.
Languages: Python, Go, C#+.NET Core, Swift, Next.js, TypeScript
Client Platforms: iOS, Android, Web (Desktop/Mobile)
Technologies: OAuth2.0 & Identity Management, Payment Tokenization
Event-driven Technologies: RabbitMQ, Kafka
Datastores: Postgres, Redis, Memcache, Elasticsearch
Cloud: AWS
Version control: Git (Gitlab)
Perks
Equity stake
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
Unlimited PTO
Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave
401(k) matching program
Student loan support resources
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Up to $25k towards family building and reproductive health services
Gender-affirming care support program
$500 per year for wellness expenses
Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
$120 per month to spend on tickets to live events
Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music
The salary range for this role is $170,000-$230,000 USD. Actual compensation packages within that range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.SeatGeek is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As an equal opportunities employer, we recognize that diversity is a positive attribute and we welcome the differences and benefits that a diverse culture brings.To review our candidate privacy notice, .#LI-Remote
Expected salary:
Location: USA
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