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Senior Software Engineer - Sponsored Listings
StubHubNew York, New York, United StatesSenior$200,000 - $250,0005-6 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 seeking Senior Software Engineers to design and develop next-generation technologies and complex features that transform the way millions of users explore, interact with, and participate in live events worldwide. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of developing the team's commercial and product strategy. You will be expected to be equally focused on user needs and to exercise sound commercial judgment (not just technical judgment). Our Senior Software Engineers are essential to our company’s success, so they must demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm in solving the problems they encounter. StubHub is committed to being a phenomenal and inclusive workplace. We expect you to also serve as an advocate and mentor for your team members, demonstrating leadership qualities and setting an example for those around you.
Location: Hybrid (3 days in office/2 days remote) – New York, NY
About the Team:
The Sponsored Listings team's mission is to enhance the discovery experience on the platform by advertising high quality, relevant products in context throughout the product. We're building StubHub's ad platform engine - spanning real-time bidding, auction mechanics, ranking and relevance models, pacing algorithms, and inventory-quality controls - all operating at marketplace scale. Join us to help drive a strategic initiative for StubHub and shape a greenfield platform from the ground up.
What You'll Do:
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain impactful improvements for backend code across all StubHub’s platforms and products, resulting in high-quality outcomes
- Provide technical leadership and hands-on execution for key initiatives, focusing on feature delivery, stability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate product requirements into technical roadmaps and actionable engineering plans.
- Partner with teammates to define and uphold engineering best practices, ensuring consistency, maintainability, and quality across the codebase.
- Manage priorities, timelines, and deliverables independently while maintaining a high technical bar.
- Mentor and support team members, helping to elevate technical skills and foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, and excellence.
What You've Done:
- 5–6+ years of professional experience in software development, delivering high-quality, production-grade systems
- Extensive experience developing robust, mission-critical applications using one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Java or C#.
- Demonstrated expertise in building software with one or more of the following: Infrastructure, Databases, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Security, and Privacy
- Previous experience designing and developing solutions to complex problems with significant business impact
- Strong understanding of how their systems interact with the broader production environment, including dependencies and platform primitives
- Proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to new programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
- Experience owning projects end-to-end, from ideation and design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
- Demonstrated success in mentoring and supporting junior engineers, fostering growth, and promoting engineering excellence.
What We Offer:
- Accelerated Growth Environment: 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: Competitive base, equity, and upside that tracks with your impact.
- Flexible Time Off: Enjoy unlimited Flex Time Off, giving you the flexibility to manage your schedule and take time to 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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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.
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