Software Engineer II

Vivid Seats

Chicago, IL

Full Time

Mid Level

100k-125k

13 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to connecting fans to live events, artists, and teams they love. The company emphasizes building products that inspire human connections, leveraging emerging technology, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Vivid Seats actively embraces AI tools to enhance decision-making, workflows, and customer outcomes. The role of a Software Engineer involves maintaining and developing features across core Java applications to support ticket sales, inventory management, and customer experience, contributing to the company's competitive advantage and technological growth.

Key Responsibilities

Help set the direction of the design and development of the backend systems powering the Ticket Marketplace.
Develop innovative solutions that give Vivid Seats a competitive advantage, encourage team members, and champion technology improvements for your delivery team.
Work cross functionally in Agile development teams that deploy to AWS production environments on demand, multiple times a day.
Tackle some of the most difficult challenges scaling an e-commerce marketplace by developing creative algorithms and features that maximize value and efficiency across the organization.
Partner with a team of Product Owners, Quality Engineers, and Engineers to deliver exceptional software, showcasing your work at the end each work cycle.
Implement your expertise for best practices in design patterns, code quality, testing, and innovation to keep our commitment of always putting our customers first.

Requirements

Experience developing Web based, Distributed and Service Oriented architecture using Java/J2EE or other major platforms (Python, Scala, Clojure, etc.).
Experience designing, building and testing web services and APIs.
Strong knowledge of Spring, REST, Service Oriented Architecture, OAuth, Basic Authentication and PCI.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into high-level designs and act as a subject matter expert in software design, architecture, implementation, deployment and support across our full platform.
Proficient in SQL and relational database modeling.
Familiarity with modern front-end technologies such as JavaScript and Single Page Application Frameworks and their interactions with APIs.

Nice to Have

Experience with AWS deployment and cloud environments.
Knowledge of AI tools and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

Relevant skills and experience in software development and architecture.
Educational background implied by professional experience (not explicitly specified).

Benefits & Perks

Annual bonus incentives and equity for all employees.
FLEX PTO and mental health days.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401K matching.
Monthly credits and discounts for attending live events.
Workplace perks and a hybrid working model.

Working at Vivid Seats

Vivid Seats values a diverse workforce and a sense of belonging. The company fosters a culture that empowers employees to embrace challenges, encourages collaboration, and seeks continuous evolution through data and innovation. The hybrid work model provides flexibility for in-person and remote collaboration, and the company culture is energized by the vibrant Chicago tech scene and live events fandom.

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