[Hiring] Engineering Manager @SeatGeek

Role Description

As an Engineering Manager for the Discovery team, you will lead a team of skilled engineers responsible for the initial stages of our customer's journey, from discovery to consideration. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement features that enhance the user experience and drive customer acquisition and engagement.

• Manage a team of cross functional engineers (backend & frontend, multiple platforms) to develop and maintain features for the top of the funnel, including product search, recommendations, and personalized content
• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• 5+ years as an engineer in a role that was mostly about writing code
• 2+ years of experience as an engineering manager of productive, motivated teams
• A foundation of technical excellence and engineering culture 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
• An understanding of how to lead by setting context and facilitating collaboration between cross functional partners in product, design, engineering and leadership
• Experience using data to identify opportunities, set priorities and make decisions
• Experience with SEO and knowledge of common SEO factors and strategies that drive organic traffic to a website, including an interest in AI Search
• Experience in search engine marketing (SEM)
• Experience with various web analytics measurement methodologies and measurement platforms (Google Analytics, Search Console, SEO tools)

Requirements

• Languages: Python, Go, C#+.NET Core, Swift, Java/Kotlin, Javascript
• Client Platforms: iOS, Android, Web (Desktop/Mobile)
• Technologies: Contentful, Google Tag Manager
• Datastores: Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch
• Cloud: AWS
• Version control: Git (Gitlab)

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