Software Engineer

Job Description

Software Engineer III

Location: Reston, VA

Division: Ticketmaster US

Line Manager: Manager,Software Engineering

Contract Terms: Permanent Full-Time

THE TEAM

The Archtics Roadmap Team is comprised of talented software engineers that support one of Ticketmaster's core ticketing platforms. The platform, Archtics, is the primary tool used by major sports leagues as well as major event venues across North American and International locations.
Our mission is to develop features that support the organic growth of Archtics clients, ensuring retention and exceeding market expectations. We develop code that scales well during heavy traffic, is fault-tolerant to minimize the impact to our fans, and meets architectural standards. We strive to live by a team-driven culture that delivers quality business value to all our stakeholders.

THE JOB

The Software Engineer III requires a solid understanding of software engineering methodologies. As our newly hired Software Engineer, you will play a key role in writing extensive database code. You will focus on database development and back-end engineering while integrating multiple Ticketmaster products into the Archtics platform. You will also help to advance our technical modernization agenda by working closely with our partner and architecture Tech teams.

We believe in solving complex issues through collaboration and teamwork, so being a team player is a key characteristic that we look for in our engineers.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• You'll be developing, fixing, debugging, and testing database objects using MS SQL Server and SAP SQL Anywhere as the primary software platforms.
• You will be working with a team of senior engineers and architects implementing application design into functional code.
• You will be writing and debugging stored procedures, triggers, schemas, views and other DB objects.
• You'll be generating or updating documentation that describes the end to end system flow and visually conceptualizes system architectures and entity relationships.
• You'll be performance tuning – Stored Procedures, Views, Functions and assessing query execution plans.
• You'll be working closely with product and program managers to understand requirements and advance our agile development practices. Communication is a major aspect of this role.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related subject
• 4 to 5 years of direct experience in relational database development ( MS SQL Server, SAP SQL Anywhere or equivalent)
• Experience with developing triggers, stored procedures, views, etc. for a complex database application
• Knowledge of database application development in SQL and Transact-SQL
• Very good understanding of Relational Database schema, including tables and views, queries (joins, sub-selects, group by, union), inserts, updates and deletes
• Experience with open source development tools (Maven, GIT)
• Good verbal and written communication skills are a must have
• Comfortable in Agile, Kanban, or similar modern development environments

YOU
• Ownership. You feel ownership over everything you ship. You'd never call code ''released'' until you're confident it's correct
• Passion. You pride yourself on efficient monitoring, strong documentation, and proper test coverage. You are excited to work in a modern tech stack, and you have demonstrable experience with a diverse pool of technologies
• A team player. You believe that you can achieve more on a team-that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement
• Interest in continuous learning. Exposure to the latest & great technologies; onsite tech talks and trainings; attending tech conferences
• Collaboration. Partner with a diverse group of professionals with different skills & disciplines across the organization to achieve a common goal

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company.
Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. As the world's largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you're passionate about 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.
Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent

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

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj3e3w-98-82-120-188-42 in your application.