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Senior Software Engineer - Catalog
StubHubNew York, New York, United StatesSenior$200,000 - $250,0006+ years
Apply 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 on a mission to redefine the live event experience on a global scale. Whether someone is attending their first event or their hundredth, we’re here to support them from the moment they start searching for tickets through the moment they walk through the gate. Behind every great fan experience is accurate, timely, and trustworthy event data. That foundation is built by our Catalog team.
To support StubHub’s continued growth and global scale, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and evolve the systems that power StubHub’s live event catalog. This role sits at the heart of the platform and is ideal for engineers who enjoy working on data-intensive, highly reliable systems with broad company-wide impact. As a Senior Software Engineer on Catalog, you will tackle complex and ambiguous problems, design systems that scale with the live events ecosystem, and act as a technical leader within a highly collaborative engineering culture.
Senior engineers at StubHub are expected to demonstrate strong ownership, technical judgment, and a bias toward impact. You will help set technical direction, mentor teammates, and ensure the systems you build are resilient, extensible, and trusted by teams across the company.
Location: Hybrid (3 days in office/2 days remote) – New York, NY or Century City, CA
About the team:
About the team:
The Catalog team forms the foundation of the StubHub consumer experience and is central to our mission of connecting people with unforgettable live events. The team is responsible for sourcing, ingesting, and categorizing live event data, storing it efficiently as the catalog continues to grow, and exposing that data through scalable and intuitive interfaces used across the company.
Catalog powers critical use cases across Consumer Experience, Paid Search, Fulfillment, Customer Service, and Performance Marketing. The team also serves as the system of record for visual assets such as images and maps, playing a pivotal role in how StubHub looks and feels to millions of users each month. In addition, the team builds systems that blend automated pipelines with human and agent-assisted operations to ensure StubHub maintains comprehensive and accurate awareness of live events worldwide.
As a foundational platform team, Catalog acts as an innovation engine for downstream teams, enabling richer fan experiences, more relevant advertising, and more efficient internal operations.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain mission-critical systems that ingest, store, and serve live event catalog data at scale
- Own complex initiatives end-to-end, from early design through production launch and ongoing iteration
- Build scalable APIs and services that power consumer experiences, paid marketing, fulfillment, and internal tooling
- Partner closely with engineers, product managers, and data teams to solve ambiguous problems with significant business impact
- Ensure high standards for reliability, data quality, performance, and operational excellence in production systems
- Improve system architecture and engineering practices to support rapid growth in catalog size and usage
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, helping raise the technical bar and foster a culture of ownership and collaboration
What You've Done
- 6+ years of professional experience in software development
- Extensive experience developing robust, mission-critical systems using general-purpose programming languages(e.g., Java, C#)
- Demonstrated expertise in building software with one or more of the following: Infrastructure, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, API Design, and Distributed Systems
- Previous experience designing and developing solutions to complex problems with significant business impact
- A strong understanding of how their systems interact with the broader production environment, including dependencies and platform primitives
- Proven ability to learn other coding languages, platforms, frameworks, and tools
- Experience owning projects from the initial idea all the way to production
- Experience mentoring junior engineers
What We Offer:
- Accelerated Growth Environment: Immerse yourself in an environment designed for swift skill and knowledge enhancement, where you have the autonomy to lead experiments and tests on a massive scale.
- Top Tier Compensation Package: Enjoy a rewarding compensation package that includes enticing stock incentives, aligning with our commitment to recognizing and valuing your contributions.
- Flexible Time Off: Embrace a healthy work-life balance with unlimited Flex Time Off, providing you the flexibility to manage your schedule and recharge as needed.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, featuring 401k, and premium Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance options.
The anticipated gross base pay range is below for this role. 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 includes equity, 401(k), paid time off, paid parental leave, and comprehensive health benefits.
Salary Range
$200,000—$250,000 USD
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.
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