StubHub

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.

StubHub is looking for a Lead Staff Software Engineer - Full-Stack to lead, design and develop the next-generation technologies and complex features that change how millions of users explore, interact with and participate in live events worldwide. As a Lead Staff Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of developing the team's commercial and product strategy and will be expected to be equally focused on user needs and to exercise good commercial (not just technical) judgement. Our Lead Staff Software Engineers are essential for our company’s success, so they must show initiative and enthusiasm for the problems they solve.

StubHub is committed to being a phenomenal and inclusive place to work. As a Lead Staff Software Engineer, you will also be an advocate and mentor for your team members, displaying leadership qualities and being an example for those around you.

This is a hybrid work opportunity located in Los Angeles, CA.

About the team

The Core Experience (CX) division responsible for the end-to-end product experience for fans looking to discover, buy, sell tickets to their favorite live events through our web and mobile platforms. We are obsessed with understanding our users’ needs and delivering feature innovations. We believe that diversity and transparency foster the best innovations which is why we are a cross-functional team of specialists in product, design, engineering, and data working closely together. We work across the entire technological stack leveraging any tool or technology necessary to support web and mobile feature innovation at scale.

We would like to see someone who has:

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development 
• 2+ years of team leadership/management experience in a hands-on capacity
• 2+ years of in-depth experience with React and relevant toolsets/framework ecosystems 
• Understanding of core JavaScript concepts, and practical experience building robust stateful web applications
• Extensive experience in designing large scale web applications across the entire stack using multiple general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C#, C/C++, Javascript)
• Previous experience designing and developing solutions to complex problems with significant business impact; focus on large-scale consumer-products is preferred

It would be great to see someone with:

• Experience working closely with product teams, designers, and other engineers to create impactful and highly-performant web experiences
• Proven ability to learn other coding languages, platforms, frameworks, and tools

As a Lead Staff Software Engineer at StubHub, you’ll be able to:

• Lead/Manage team members and help many increase their technical capabilities, fostering a culture of inclusion, results-oriented execution, open innovation, and limitless creativity 
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain impactful improvements across all StubHub’s consumer-facing properties, resulting in high-quality outcomes
• Collaborate with team members to ensure best practices across our code
• Manage individual initiative priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise

What we offer:

• An environment where you can quickly grow your skills and knowledge, and have the autonomy to make decisions regarding experiments and tests on a massive scale
• A+ compensation package, including stock incentives
• PTO, 401k, and Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Free weekly lunches, a variety of office snacks, cold-brew and kombucha kegs, and team events

The anticipated gross annual base salary range for this role is $240,000 – $350,000 per year. 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 also includes equity, 401(k), paid time off, paid parental leave, and comprehensive health benefits.

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About Us

StubHub is the world’s leading marketplace to buy and sell tickets to any live event, anywhere. Through StubHub in North America and viagogo, our international platform, we service customers in 195 countries in 33 languages and 49 available currencies. With more than 300 million tickets available annually on our platform to events around the world -- from sports to music, comedy to dance, festivals to theater -- StubHub offers the safest, most convenient way to buy or sell tickets to the most memorable live experiences. Come join our team for a front-row seat to the action.

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.