Software Engineer Intern (livenation)

Job Description

Job Summary:

JOB DESCRIPTION – SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Intern

Location: Remote 

Division: Ticketmaster Tech

Line Manager: Director - Software Engineering 

Contract Terms: Part Time (30 Hours)

THE TEAM

At Ticketmaster, we are the team that is responsible for our discovery experience by maximizing revenue for both Ticketmaster and its clients, providing high volume, low latency systems and feature-rich, highly reliable fan facing experience. Being part of this team, the successful candidate will be an integral member of the system that supports millions of fans and clients every day.

A career at Ticketmaster will challenge and engage you. The pace here is fast, the atmosphere is fun and a passion for live events is a common thread that ties us together. As a global and growing business, we can truly offer a world of opportunities to expand your skills and develop your career.  Visit any of our offices and you'll find a diverse mix of passionate employees, helping fans around the globe connect with the artists, teams, and events they love.  It truly is a unique and rewarding environment.

THE JOB 

We are looking for a Software Engineer Intern who is independent, fast-learning, self-starter, good communication, desire to learn, and interested in code quality. The role will be responsible for translating business objectives into technical solutions and there by building, delivering and maintaining the products.

The role will be challenged to envision the technical aspects and solutions for the future landscape of globalizing the products.  This role is a great opportunity to grow your technical skills and deliver highly impactful products that help millions of fans to experience live events.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Connect with a series of stakeholders to gather as much information as possible regarding the problem at hand and work together with other engineers to solve it based on the architectures and best practices.

• Meaningful participation in application and service layer architecture design

• Objectively explore multiple approaches and recommend the best technical direction and sizing including logic and reasoning.

• Focus on building software, keeping in mind the main principles of performance, flexibility, and platform scalability.

• Focus on accessibility to ensure the site is inclusive of all our fans.

• Ensure code is reliable, maintainable, and fully tested.

• Maintain and adopt code standards, patterns and best practices through pairing and code reviews.

• Refactor code when needed.

• Debug and triage production application issues, often not your own.

• Monitor logs and identify issues.

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and multitask.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES 

• Experience in backend development, building microservices and RESTful APIs, using Java, ElasticSearch / OpenSearch, K8S / Docker / AWS / CICD

• Experience with testing frameworks like Jest, Cucumber and Junit

• Experience in cloud services (e.g. AWS)

• Experience with VCL (Fastly), Terraform and/or Kubernetes is a plus

• Frontend development experience, including experience in implementing and maintaining software using CSS/SCSS, Javascript, React.js, Node.js and Redux

• Understand the importance of accessibility, ensure it is considered from the start of the development process and be able to use tools to audit and fix accessibility issues

• Experience in Agile development methodologies

• Strong in troubleshooting, debugging, fixing issues, and finding possibilities to automate routine tasks. 

BEHAVIORAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES  

• Can work autonomously and proactively, with minimal supervision

• Focus on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them

• Can consider multiple approaches and recommends the best technical direction including logic and reasoning

• Can solve complex technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation

• Promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables

• Maintain and fosters relationships within, across, and external to organizational boundaries

• Passionate about technology, software development and transformation

• Desire to continually improve your own skills, and ability to transfer that to the skills of others

This Job Posting will expire April 10th, 2024. Please apply before deadline.

TICKETMASTER VALUES

Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion.  You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.  We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife.  As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.  It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

CULTURE 

We’re fans who help fans everywhere get into the live events they love.  A proud division of Live Nation Entertainment,

Ticketmaster has changed the way the world connects with their favorite artists, teams, and shows, and we continue to shape innovation every day. We’re not just selling tickets (though we do that better than anyone else), we’re enriching lives one amazing experience at a time. And we think that’s pretty amazing. If you’re passionate about the magic of live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

We have a ‘Fan First’ mindset, placing customers at the heart of everything we do. Whether working behind the scenes or engaging directly with the ‘Fan’ you will be part of a culture that supports and enriches the fan experience. Your work, our passion… delivering world class experiences – Fan First.

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The expected compensation for this position in California is:

The expected compensation for this position in Washington is:

** Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the California Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements Law and the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. It is estimated based upon what a successful California applicant or an individual working in this position in the state of Washington would be paid. It assumes that the candidate will be in California or Washington or perform the position from California or Washington. Similar positions located outside of California or Washington will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the California and Washington Laws, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.