Job Description: Senior Software Engineer
Overview of Role
viagogo the international ticket exchange is growing quickly and is looking to hire ambitious, intelligent, and talented people to help expand our growing North American business out of San Francisco.
The Senior Software Engineer will take on and lead software projects critical to the growth and success of the company. The Engineers role will be to build, oversee, and improve internal and external software tools to help with the business, including in-house point of sale systems, integration with channel partners, and creation of pricing tools. Projects will range from quick-and-dirty tools to full-scale system implementations.
This role offers a unique opportunity for candidates to take on big responsibilities and directly affect our success. You will be the first technology employee in North America, and youll be responsible for owning and executing on local projects of course well hope to build a team around you as the company grows. Youll build on your strengths, develop new skills, and be part of the core team that expands viagogos growing presence in North America. Throughout it all, youll work with fun people who are committed to helping fans gain access to tickets to the best live events in the world!
The Person:
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment
A sense of humour and positive, make-it-work attitude we want someone that enjoys working with us and that we enjoy working with
Outstanding relationship and communications skills, both written and oral
Organized with strong attention to detail
Reliable if you say youll do something, it gets done and done well
A desire to drive for results
Must be self-motivated and self-starting with detail orientation and ability to multi-task
Located in or around the San Francisco Bay Area
Must be eligible to work in the US
Responsibilities:
Designing, creating, and maintaining software applications, including Windows desktop applications, ecommerce websites, intranet, smart client applications and support tools.
Operational support of tools and ecommerce websites handling thousands of transactions per day.
Essential Experience / Skills:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering strongly preferred, other Engineering / hard sciences backgrounds ok
Software developer with strong C# programming skills and web experience
3+ years experience in the development of complex, high volume applications using C#, ASP.NET, the .NET Framework, and SQL Server
3+ years of programming experience at least 3 of which are C#
A thought leader and producer of tangible results (fully implemented, not just designed or specified)
Desirable Experience / Skills:
Experience and/or interest in the travel, music, sports, or hospitality industries
Experience in e-commerce and/or ticketing
Ideal candidate would have a blend of experience from established technology companies and start-ups
To apply:
Please include a cover letter, resume, and salary history. Applications without this information (including the salary history) will not be considered.
About viagogo
viagogo is a multi-faceted ticketing company. We run Europes largest ticket exchange, where fans can buy and sell tickets to a wide range of live events in the UK, Europe and US. In addition, we work with professional sports teams, theatre groups, and recording artists to help them maximize ticketing and ticket-related revenues. Through exclusive deals with artists like Madonna, we also sell premium tickets and VIP Packages on the primary market.
Our partners include the New York Jets, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, Live Nation and many other top teams and artists. As a business, we have over $70 million in funding and are backed by some of the worlds leading investors and advisors.
Our founder, Eric Baker, started a similar company called StubHub in 2001 (eBay acquired StubHub for $307 million in 2007). Our team has deep industry knowledge and a track record of building successful companies. Were on the leading edge of the ticketing and live entertainment business.
If youre interested in joining our team and helping viagogo grow, contact us at US_jobs@viagogo.com today!