Engineering Manager

Summary

Join SeatGeek, a company that believes in the power of live events, and help scale up its development operation and empower engineering teams. As a Manager, you will manage a team of cross-functional engineers, work closely with Product to design and develop product enhancements, guide the team to improve operational and engineering best practices, provide performance feedback and career development support, foster a dynamic and inclusive environment, participate in the recruiting process, perform code reviews, and communicate technical decisions. The role requires 5+ years of experience as an engineer and 3+ years as an engineering manager. SeatGeek offers a competitive salary, flexible work environment, unlimited PTO, family leave, 401k matching, and various other benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years as an engineer in a role that was mostly about writing code
• 3+ years of experience as an engineering manager of productive, motivated teams
• A foundation of technical excellence that your team can look up to
• Knowledge of the technology industry to help your team make good tooling and framework decisions setting them up for success
• You understand how to lead by setting context and facilitating collaboration between cross-functional partners in product, design, engineering, and leadership

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of cross-functional engineers (backend & frontend, multiple platforms)
• Work closely with Product to design and develop product enhancements and value for both fans and enterprise customers - including prioritization and planning cycles
• Guide the team to improve operational and engineering best practices to keep our development machine humming
• Provide regular job performance feedback, hold one-on-ones, and provide career development support to your direct reports
• Foster a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering environment where engineers are inspired to tackle complex challenges and accelerate their career growth
• Play an active role in our recruiting process, helping us to grow our engineering team in any way you can
• Perform code reviews and provide technical and design feedback to the team
• Communicate technical and product decisions to the right people, resolve blocking issues, and collaborate with other leaders across the organization

Benefits

• Equity stake
• Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you’d like or 100% remotely
• A WFH stipend to support your home office setup
• Unlimited PTO
• Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave
• 401(k) matching program
• Student loan support resources
• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Up to $25k towards family building and reproductive health services
• Gender-affirming care support program
• $500 per year for wellness expenses
• Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
• $120 per month to spend on tickets to live events
• Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music