Engineering Manager (Core Engineering)

SeatGeek; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401k matching

Parental leave 16 weeks

Wellness subscriptions (One Medical,姜)

Job summary

SeatGeek Core Engineering leads the infrastructure powering SeatGeek.com, transforming a strong technical foundation into a resilient, user-focused product. As a manager, you will guide one or more teams, shape roadmaps, enhance developer experience, and drive delivery across the company.

You will own the transversal core engineering domain, maintain high operational excellence, and provide ongoing feedback, career development, and collaboration with product and design partners to ensure buy-in

Qualifications

• Experience leading one or more engineering teams of senior engineers.
• Ability to shape and drive complex, user-focused roadmaps.
• Strong code and architecture review skills with design feedback.
• Experience recruiting and developing engineering talent across levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more core engineering teams and drive the domain's technical and architectural vision.
• Shape team roadmaps and align them with organizational goals.
• Perform code and architecture reviews and provide design feedback.
• Lead recruiting efforts and provide career development for reports.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Team management

Recruiting

Stakeholder communication

Roadmapping

Distributed systems

Container orchestration

Tools

Container orchestration

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