Senior Software Engineer - Core Platform - Streaming & Storages

Stubhubinc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accelerated Growth Environment

Top Tier Compensation Package

Flexible Time Off

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Job summary

Stubhubinc is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Core Platform team in New York, NY. The role involves designing and evolving streaming, messaging, and storage platforms while collaborating with engineering teams to modernize service infrastructure.

The ideal candidate must have 5-6 years of experience in software development, expertise in distributed systems, and proficiency in programming languages such as Java or C/C++. Stubhub offers a competitive salary and a flexible time off policy.

Qualifications

• 5-6+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Experience with developing robust, mission-critical systems using general-purpose programming languages.
• Expertise in optimizing distributed systems for scalability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop SDKs and services to enhance engineering efficiency.
• Architect and implement high-performance, scalable services.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify and solve technical inefficiencies.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

Java

C/C++

Microservices architectures

Caching strategies

Messaging systems

Job description

StubHub is on a mission to redefine the live event experience on a global scale. Whether someone is looking to attend their first event or their hundredth, we’re here to delight them all the way from the moment they start looking for a ticket until they step through the gate. The same goes for our sellers. From fans selling a single ticket to the promoters of a worldwide stadium tour, we want StubHub to be the safest, most convenient way to offer a ticket to the millions of fans who browse our platform around the world.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Platform - Streaming & Storage team. In this role, you will design, build, and evolve the streaming, messaging, and storage platforms that serve as critical infrastructure for StubHub’s engineering organization. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, partner with engineering teams on their most complex performance and reliability challenges, and help modernize services that operate at the core of StubHub’s distributed systems. You will also play a key role in decomposing large monolithic SQL Server data stores into more purpose-built storage systems, supported by mature streaming solutions and reliable data access layers.

About the Team:

The team owns foundational products including message queues, DQL, retry infrastructure, message versioning, messaging control planes, and storage platforms such as key-value databases, distributed caches, and blob storage. These systems are used across engineering to support high‑scale, reliable, event‑driven services and business‑critical workflows across listings, transactions, fulfillment, and customer experiences.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving deep infrastructure and backend problems, setting technical direction, influencing architecture across teams, and delivering platform capabilities that create measurable business impact.

Location: Hybrid (3 days in office/2 days remote) – Century City, CA or Aliso Viejo, CA or New York, NY

What You’ll Do:

• Design and develop SDKs, services, shared packages, and tools to enhance engineering efficiency and productivity.
• Develop an intuitive cross‑language performant runtime environment that will serve as a "container" for business/customer‑facing services.
• Architect and implement high‑performance, scalable services actively used by internal customers.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in distributed caching and messaging, with a deep understanding of associated design patterns.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams as your customers, identifying technical inefficiencies and proposing scalable solutions and engineering patterns.
• Drive initiatives to improve performance and scalability across our platform.
• Champion best practices in software development, ensuring high standards of quality and efficiency.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive team culture where diverse perspectives are valued.

What You’ve Done:

• 5‑6+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Experience with developing robust, mission‑critical systems using one or multiple general‑purpose programming languages (e.g., C/C++, Java, C# or any other OOP language).
• Expertise in designing and optimizing distributed systems, including microservices architectures, caching strategies, and message queuing systems.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and enhance system scalability, reliability, and performance metrics.
• Previous experience designing and developing solutions to complex problems with significant business impact.
• A strong understanding of how your systems interact with the broader production environment, including dependencies and platform primitives.
• Proven ability to learn other coding languages, platforms, frameworks, and tools.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Experience owning projects from the initial idea all the way to production.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

What We Offer:

• Accelerated Growth Environment: An environment designed for swift skill and knowledge enhancement, where you have the autonomy to lead experiments and tests on a massive scale.
• Top Tier Compensation Package: Competitive base, equity, and upside that tracks with your impact.
• Flexible Time Off: Enjoy unlimited Flex Time Off, giving you the flexibility to manage your schedule and take time to recharge as needed.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Prioritize your well‑being with a comprehensive benefits package, featuring 401k, and premium Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance options.

Salary Range

The anticipated gross base pay range for this role is $200,000 – $250,000 USD. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and competencies.

Base annual salary is one component of StubHub’s total compensation and competitive benefits package, which includes equity, 401(k), paid time off, paid parental leave, and comprehensive health benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity on our team. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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