Who we are: Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. We believe in the power of experiences and are fiercely dedicated to building products that inspire human connections. Named as one of Built In's top places to work in 2025, we believe that our People are our greatest competitive advantage. To support our People, we have built a company culture that empowers our employees to embrace challenges, encourages unity through collaboration, and seeks to constantly evolve by leveraging data and inspiring innovation.
We believe in harnessing emerging technology to power performance and unlock creativity. As part of our culture of innovation, we actively embrace the use of AI tools to enhance decision-making, improve workflows, and produce better outcomes for our customers.
Employer: Vivid Seats, LLC
Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer
Worksite: 24 E Washington, Suite 900, Chicago, IL, 60602.
Rate of Pay: $150,000 per year
Description: 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. Hybrid Schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days remote.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or a related field plus 4 years of experience as a Software Developer or related occupation/role. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: 1) Designing, building and testing web services and APIs; 2) REST, Service Oriented Architecture, OAuth, Basic Authentication and PCI; 3) SQL and relational database modeling; 4) Modern front-end technologies such as JavaScript and Single Page Application Framework and their interactions with APIs ; 5) Developing Web based, Distributed and Multi-Tier architecture using Java/J2EE or other major platforms (Python, Scala, Clojure, etc.).
Applicants who are interested in this position, email resumes to Alexa Mikos at [email protected] / Subject: Sr. Software Engineer
Our Commitment:
We are an equal opportunity employer that values the critical importance of a diverse workforce and sense of belonging. Many of our roles have flexible requirements and we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet every qualification.
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What We Do
Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. Based on the belief that “Life Happens Live”, the Chicago-based company provides exceptional value by providing one of the widest selections of events and tickets in North America and an industry leading Vivid Seats Rewards program where all fans earn on every purchase. Through its proprietary software and unique technology, Vivid Seats drives the consumer and business ecosystem for live event ticketing and enables the power of shared experiences to unite people.
Why Work With Us
We build products that connect people and create lasting memories. If doing meaningful work inspires you, you’re our kind of people. We are passionate about facilitating amazing fan experiences and just as intent on providing compelling experiences for our employees. Create and attend incredible live event experiences with us!
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