Software Engineering Manager (Remote, United Kingdom)

Live Nation Entertainment

5d • Remote

About The Position

Imagine millions of fans discovering events and selecting the best ticket options from an interactive seat map. As a member of the Event Detail Page (EDP) team, you will help convert intent to purchase in a rich, efficient, and consistent manner.

Our goal is to inspire fans to attend their favourite events by removing friction at every corner of the discovery and purchase process. We are looking for an exceptional engineer and leader who has experience building highly scalable services, the ability to lead projects, and the ability to collaborate with teams across the globe. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, know how to deliver, are deeply technical and highly innovative, and are looking for leadership opportunities, we want to talk to you. Behind the scenes you will use AWS to securely orchestrate purchase steps including ticket presentation and reservations. On the front end you will build responsive UI/UX to abstract away complexity and keep fan excitement levels high. Your work will directly affect products used by millions every day and will have a material impact on our business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with Proven years of software development experience in the React and Next.js ecosystem.
• Proven experience in an engineering management role.
• Experience working with AWS.
• Strong experience working both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience leading and mentoring software engineers, including leading design reviews and architecture discussions.
• High-volume applications and systems experience.
• Passion for learning, collaborating, and building.
• Highly skilled, curious, and motivated engineer who wants to be involved in scaling, securing, and driving multiple projects based on client expectations.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with Agile and Lean practices preferred.
• Experience with Kafka streaming.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and engineering peers in defining software engineering strategy and technical roadmap.
• Lead staffing efforts across several teams, including onshore and offshore, as well as full-time and contract.
• Address relevant personnel matters such as allocation and performance evaluation.
• Monitor and support skill and career development for direct reports.
• Unite technical leaders in the definition of processes and best practices.
• Serve as an advocate for technical initiatives in the product roadmap planning process.
• Periodically provide valuable individual coding contributions to expedite initiatives.
• Support on-call needs through direct contribution or escalation/rotation management.
• Our job descriptions evolve with our business needs and priorities. In addition to the description above, your role may include additional projects and team support as needed.

Benefits

• We believe in taking care of the countless employees helping artists bring live music to fans all around the world.
• Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips.
• And of course, access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees