Engineering Manager (Core Engineering)

SeatGeek; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Matching 401k

Parental leave 16 weeks

Wellness subscriptions

Team events

Ticket-purchase stipend

WFH stipend

Job summary

SeatGeek is seeking a Manager for Core Engineering in New York. You will lead one or more teams, shaping a roadmap to transform a strong technical foundation into a resilient, user-focused product.

You will drive operational excellence, manage performance, and collaborate with product and security peers to align technical decisions with business goals. You will review code and architecture, shape the team’s direction, and actively participate in recruiting to grow the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and grow teams delivering complex software platforms.
• Strong collaboration with product, design and security teams.
• Experience with scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Effective communicator, able to translate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more core engineering teams and shape their roadmap.
• Own a transversal core engineering domain, maintaining high operational excellence.
• Provide technical and design feedback through code and architecture reviews.
• Participate in recruiting and help grow the engineering team.
• Give regular performance feedback and career development support.
• Collaborate with technical and product counterparts to align vision with business goals.
• Guide build-vs-buy decisions with vendors when needed.
• Communicate decisions clearly and resolve blockers across the org.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Distributed systems

People management

Job description

• The Core Engineering department owns the infrastructure and networking that powers SeatGeek.com along with transversal capabilities in our stack ranging from application frameworks, developer experience to security and resilience
• As manager, you'll lead one or more teams in core engineering, 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
• Manage a team of strong senior engineers
• Own a transversal core engineering domain maintaining a high standard of operational excellence and driving tactical and strategic vision for this domain
• 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

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.

You're great at shaping and driving complex, user-focused roadmaps, and keeping your team focused in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentKnowledge of the technology industry to help your team make good tooling and framework decisions to set them up for successYou understand how to lead by setting context, facilitating collaboration, and getting buy-in between cross functional partners in product, design, engineering and leadershipYou'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 stakeholdersYou've successfully built and led lean teams, ensuring they're productive, motivated, and capable of delivering impactful resultsBuilding out highly available and distributed systems, especially in regards to container orchestration systemsYou'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:You're able to foster safe, collaborative & inclusive environments, where engineers feel empowered to do their best workTooling across our tech stack