Software Engineer - New Grad

SeatGeek; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

Discretionary annual bonus

WFH stipend

Unlimited PTO

Up to 16 weeks family leave

401(k) matching

Student loan matching program

Health, vision, dental, and life保险

Up to $25k for family building and sex

$500 per year for wellness

Headspace subscriptions

Ticketing gift budget

Spotify/Apple Music/Amazon Music

Office in NYC 3 days/week

Job summary

SeatGeek is hiring new graduates for spring/summer 2027 to join our world-class engineering team. We’ll teach you new technologies across Backend (Python, Go, C#), Frontend (Typescript + React), Mobile (Kotlin, Swift), Platform (AWS, Docker, Python, Go), and ML (PyTorch, LangChain, Strands).

You’ll tackle customer problems and work with cloud, web, and mobile tech, delivering fast, scalable software while upholding technical standards. Expect mentoring and a collaborative, diverse team in NYC.

Qualifications

• Must be a college student graduating spring/summer 2027 in CS or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in building software and ability to describe what you built and how.
• Strong problem solving abilities and comfort solving unique technical challenges.
• Passion for software craftsmanship and product quality; high personal coding standards.
• Commitment to teamwork, mentoring others, and learning from peers.

Responsibilities

• Solve unique and challenging customer problems.
• Work with leading-edge cloud, web, and mobile technologies.
• Leverage AI tools to bring ideas to life while upholding SeatGeek's standards; no token limits.
• Help scale SeatGeek's software as the business grows.
• Build software for a multi-sided marketplace.
• Enable data-driven decision making across the company.
• Run experiments and evaluate new technologies shaping the business.
• Create performant, beautiful, inclusive user interfaces.

Skills

Problem solving abilities

Experience building software

Mentoring and collaboration

Passion for software craftsmanship

Diversity and teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Python

Go

.NET Core/C#

React+Typescript

Swift

Kotlin

Postgres

Redis

Elasticsearch

AWS

Docker

PyTorch

LightGBM

LangChain

Strands

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.

We're building an awesome entertainment ecosystem where fans have effortless access to incredible live experiences, while sports teams, venues, and shows have unprecedented access to their audiences - because everyone should expect more from the ticketing industry.

Open roles for new graduates

We are looking for the best and brightest spring/summer of 2027 college graduates to help us make live entertainment even better! Experience is preferred, but not required - in fact, we look forward to supporting you by teaching you new technologies and mentoring you in software development craft as a member of our world-class engineering team.

We Have Roles Open In The Following Technologies

• Backend (Python, Go, C#)
• Frontend Web (Typescript + React)
• Mobile (Kotlin, Swift)
• Platform (AWS, Docker, Python, Go)
• Machine Learning (PyTorch, lightGBM, LangChain, Strands)

What You'll Do

• Solve unique and challenging customer problems
• Work with leading-edge tech in the cloud or on web and mobile
• Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to bring ideas to life faster than ever while upholding SeatGeek's technical and product standards; no token limits
• Help scale our software as we grow our booming business
• Take on the challenges of building software for a many-sided marketplace
• Empower decision-making at a rapidly growing data-driven company
• Run experiments and evaluate new technologies that will determine the future of our business for years to come
• Build performant, beautiful, inclusive user interfaces that delight our users and enhance our brand

What You Have

• You are a college student graduating in the spring/summer of 2027, ideally in computer science or a related degree
• Experience in building software. We'll be interested in hearing about what you've built and how you built it
• Problem solving abilities, adept at handling technical challenges. SeatGeek engineers create custom solutions to unique ticketing problems, including venue mapping, inventory tracking, and event matching. We'll be excited to hear about the problems you've solved
• Passion for software craftsmanship and product. You hold yourself and your code to a high standard
• Commitment to your teammates. You enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different experiences and take pride in mentoring and learning from others

Our stack

You do not need experience with all of these, but we thought you might be curious. What we care about is your experience, skills, and approach to problem-solving. Tools can be learned.

• Languages: Python, Go, C#+.NET Core, React+Typescript, Swift, Kotlin
• Datastores: Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch
• Cloud: AWS
• Version control: Gitlab

Perks

• Equity stake
• Discretionary annual bonus
• A WFH stipend to support your home office setup
• Unlimited PTO
• Up 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
• Please note you are expected to come into the SeatGeek New York City Office at least 3 days a week during your first year of employment**

The salary range for this role is $120,000-$150,000 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. Come join us!

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