Engineer - Software

Job Description

JoB DESCRIPTION- Backend E NGINEER II

Location: North America (Remote)

Division: Ticketmaster Tech

Contract Terms: Permanent, Full-Time

THE TEAM: ISMDS

A career at Ticketmaster will challenge and engage you. We support the creators and producers of shows and live performances, while connecting more passionate fans to these events. The pace here is fast, the atmosphere is fun and a passion for live events is a common thread that ties us together. As a global and growing business, we can truly offer a world of opportunities to expand your skills and develop your career. Our Teams are a diverse mix of passionate employees, helping fans around the globe connect with the artists, teams and events they love. It truly is a unique and rewarding environment.

THE JOB

We are looking for a backend engineer with huge growth potential to help build and augment the backend services that power Ticketmaster's marquee shopping experience. Our servers and lambdas are primarily written in Java, and employe a range of design patterns including event-driven programming, and traditional RPC/REST. We deploy to both on-prem datacenter and AWS, through containerization and Kubernetes.

Today we sell tickets not only on Ticketmaster.com but on partner e-commerce sites and the biggest social networks.

As we continue to grow we need outstanding engineers. That's where you come in.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Write well-designed, efficient code with unit tests, logging and comments
• Automate testing, deployments, performance and recovery
• Assist with maintenance and modernization of legacy code and services
• Collaborate with tech and product representatives within the purchase vertical
• Build features for highly-available, high-traffic APIs
• Instrument backend components using OpenTracing
• Monitor application performance and system logs to asses application health
• Participate in standups and other Agile ceremonies
• Pair program, assist with code reviews, and contribute to system design

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)
• Demonstrable experience (at least 3 years working in technology)
• Expertise in Java, and professional experience working with JVM technologies
• A bachelor's degree in CS/Information Systems or related field
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Backend development skills
• Experience with Design Patterns and SOLID principles
• Experience in DevOps
• Working knowledge of one or more database products (e.g. Oracle, MySQL, Mongo, DynamoDB)
• Understanding of Web Services, Service Oriented Architecture, Micro Services, Messaging.
• Hands-on experience with the Spring Framework and Spring Boot
• The ability to build, test, and deploy code on cloud infrastructure
• Work-life balance – our industry is fast-paced and we develop software at a steady rate
• Experience with messaging platforms like Apache Kafka is a bonus

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)
• You embrace creativity and take risks as we encourage innovation
• You promote cooperation and commitment within the team to achieve goals and deliverables
• You are a team player who helps others in the team succeed
• You enjoy hackathons and devjams
• You can identify and apply opportunities for own learning & development
• You are a results-driven, highly motivated, and have proven experience in distributed, scalable systems.
• You keep abreast of new products, technologies and Dev releases as we face exciting new challenges every day and are constantly evolving with emerging technology
• You can communicate suggestions and information clearly and concisely
• You can assess reproduction and testing of reported issues; issue bugging and documenting
• You anticipate, identify, and define problems; seek root causes including developing and implementing practical and timely solutions

TICKETMASTER VALUES

Rock Solid Reliability – I earn the trust of clients, co-workers and fans; I set clear expectations; I deliver high quality work on time and on task; I take the time to do things right

Winning Teamwork – I collaborate with others; I share information openly; I listen and take time to empathise and understand where others are coming from; I show recognition and appreciation for the contributions of others

Act with Integrity – I am proud of the way I represent myself and the company to others; I act with good intentions; I have direct, honest conversations while creating a safe work environment for open dialogue; I represent information and data accurately and completely

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive.

CULTURE

We're fans who help fans everywhere get into the live events they love. A proud division of Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster has changed the way the world connects with their favourite artists, teams, and shows, and we continue to shape innovation every day. We're not just selling tickets (though we do that better than anyone else), we're enriching lives one amazing experience at a time. And we think that's pretty amazing. If you're passionate about the magic of live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

We have a 'Fan First' mindset, placing customers at the heart of everything we do. Whether working behind the scenes or engaging directly with the 'Fan' you will be part of a culture that supports and enriches the fan experience. Your work, our passion… delivering world class experiences – Fan First.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Ticketmaster will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Ticketmaster also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Ticketmaster will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case by case basis.

CO Hiring Range*: $71,250-$120,500
**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the CO EPEWA, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d22202-3-15-10-137-42 in your application.