Engineering Manager, Core Engineering

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 171,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

Discretionary annual bonus

Flexible work environment (remote or a

WFH stipend

Unlimited PTO and family leave

401(k) matching

Student loan matching

Health, vision, dental, and life ins.

Family building support

Job summary

SeatGeek is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead one or more core engineering teams, shaping the roadmap and improving delivery across platforms. You will mentor engineers, drive performance reviews, and recruit top talent while aligning technical decisions with product strategy.

This role offers equity, a discretionary bonus, remote-friendly policy, WFH stipend, unlimited PTO, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• You have built and led lean teams delivering impactful results.
• You foster safe, collaborative and inclusive environments.
• You shape and drive complex, user-focused roadmaps.
• You explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• You bring knowledge of the technology industry to guide tooling decisions.
• You lead cross-functional partnerships with product, design, engineering and leadership.
• You have hands-on engineering background with tooling across your stack and distributed systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more core engineering teams and own the domain vision.
• Provide technical and design feedback through code and architecture reviews.
• Play an active role in recruiting and growing the engineering team.
• Give regular performance feedback and career development support to reports.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to align on roadmaps and strategy.
• Make build-vs-buy decisions with the team and communicate them.
• Ensure communication of technical decisions to stakeholders and resolve blockers.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering strategy

Code reviews

Recruiting

Cross-functional collaboration

Roadmap shaping

Distributed systems

Container orchestration

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Kubernetes / EKS

Terraform

Datadog

Fastly

Kong

Cilium

Job description

What you'll do

• 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

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

Our stack

Experience with every technology listed isn’t expected, we’ve included them for transparency. What matters most to us is your core engineering skills and ability to learn, not deep expertise in any one tool or language.

• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, C#, Go
• Version control: GitLab
• Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes / EKS, Terraform
• Monitoring & Alerting: Datadog
• Networking: Fastly, Kong, Cilium

Perks

• Equity stake
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 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 PTOUp to 16 weeks of fully‑paid family leave
• 401(k) matching
• Student loan matching program
• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Up to $25k towards family building, reproductive health services and Gender‑affirming care
• $500 per year for wellness expenses
• Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
• $360 per quarter to spend on tickets to live events
• Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music

The salary range for this role is $171,000 - $248,000 USD. This role is equity eligible. In addition, you may receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation packages 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.

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 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.