Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure

StubHub is on a mission to redefine the live event experience on a global scale. Whether someone is looking to attend their first event or their hundredth, we’re here to delight them all the way from the moment they start looking for a ticket until they step through the gate. The same goes for our sellers. From fans selling a single ticket to the promoters of a worldwide stadium tour, we want StubHub to be the safest, most convenient way to offer a ticket to the millions of fans who browse our platform around the world.

About the Opportunity:

In order to transform how millions of users explore, interact with, and participate in live events worldwide, StubHub is seeking Senior Software Engineers to design and develop next-generation technologies and complex features. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be at the forefront of tackling significant, ambiguous, and non-trivial challenges as a core contributor and innovator, bringing creative technical solutions to life. In order to ensure our company's success, our Senior Software Engineers must demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm for the problems they tackle. StubHub is committed to being a phenomenal and inclusive place to work. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will also be an advocate and mentor for your team members, displaying leadership qualities and being an example for those around you.  

Location: Onsite (3 days in office/2 days remote) – New York, NY, Santa Monica, CA, or Aliso Viejo, CA

About the team:

The Infrastructure team is a group of highly motivated engineers focused on enabling the foundation for rapid, reliable, and scalable product development at StubHub. We own and evolve the internal service catalog and core compute platforms which power the creation of applications and services across the company.

Our responsibilities include build systems, deployment tooling, artifact management, infrastructure provisioning, and cloud resource management. We also own foundational capabilities like service attribution. We work closely with engineering teams across the organization to promote infrastructure best practices, self-service platforms, and operational excellence.

What You've Done:

• 5-6+ years of professional experience in software development 


• Experience with developing robust, mission-critical systems using one or multiple general-purpose programming languages (e.g., C/C++, Java, C# or any other OOP language)


• Track record building robust, mission-critical systems—particularly in areas such as infrastructure, distributed systems, machine learning platforms, security, or privacy


• Designed and delivered complex solutions with high business impact, emphasizing enablement and self-service


• A strong understanding of how systems interact with the broader production environment, including dependencies and platform primitives


• Hands-on experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to build reliable and maintainable platforms


• A growth mindset with demonstrated ability to quickly learn new programming languages, platforms, and tools


• Experience owning projects from the initial idea all the way to production


• Experience mentoring junior engineers

What You'll Do:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain impactful improvements across all StubHub’s platforms and products, resulting in high-quality outcomes


• Collaborate with team members to ensure best practices across our code


• Manage individual initiative priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise


• Mentor other team members and help many increase their technical capabilities, fostering a culture of inclusion, results-oriented execution, open innovation, and limitless creativity  

What We Offer:

• Accelerated Growth Environment: An environment designed for swift skill and knowledge enhancement, where you have the autonomy to lead experiments and tests on a massive scale.


• Top Tier Compensation Package: Competitive base, equity, and upside that tracks with your impact.


• Flexible Time Off: Embrace a healthy work-life balance with unlimited Flex Time Off, providing you the flexibility to manage your schedule and recharge as needed.


• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, featuring 401k, and premium Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance options.

The anticipated gross base pay range is below for this role. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and competencies. Base annual salary is one component of StubHub’s total compensation and competitive benefits package, which includes equity, 401(k), paid time off, paid parental leave, and comprehensive health benefits.

Salary Range

$200,000—$275,000 USD

About Us

StubHub is the world’s leading marketplace to buy and sell tickets to any live event, anywhere. Through StubHub in North America and viagogo, our international platform, we service customers in 195 countries in 33 languages and 49 available currencies. With more than 300 million tickets available annually on our platform to events around the world -- from sports to music, comedy to dance, festivals to theater -- StubHub offers the safest, most convenient way to buy or sell tickets to the most memorable live experiences. Come join our team for a front-row seat to the action.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity on our team. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.