Senior Software Engineer, Finance Engineering at SeatGeek

SeatGeek believes live events are powerful experiences that unite humans. With our technological savvy and fan-first attitude we’re simplifying and modernizing the ticketing industry.

SeatGeek’s finance stack supports the reporting and operationalization of billions of dollars in transactions and settlements across diverse revenue streams and dozens of production systems. FinEng is the dedicated team focused on getting our arms around the finance and accounting data that SeatGeek generates across the business. This team is rethinking and rebuilding the systems that power our understanding of revenue recognition, marketplace settlements, and unit economics – all towards our mission of making SeatGeek the top destination for live event goers.

As the company grows and use cases with our finance data transform, our stack needs to adjust and scale to keep pace with new agentic demands and the increasing complexity of our financial operations. You’ll be hands-on building the core systems that ingest settlement and transaction data from across the business, translate it into our general ledger and billing systems, and make handling complex deal structures look easy. If you are passionate about modernizing financial infrastructure, modeling complex revenue flows, and building platforms that provide teams and agents data they can trust, this is your opportunity to transform how we think about money at SeatGeek.

What you’ll do

• Build and own core services that ingest PSP settlement and transactional data at scale, and translate it accurately into our general ledger and billing systems
• Design and deliver the infrastructure that turns bespoke monetization deal terms into configuration, replacing point solutions with durable, auditable systems
• Rapidly build and iterate tools to boost the quality and speed of interactions with our finance data, working AI-first by default
• Partner with product engineering teams across the business to shape how transactional and settlement data gets modeled and exposed at the source – pushing for the data contracts we need instead of reverse-engineering what’s convenient upstream
• Communicate and collaborate with different stakeholders – Finance, Accounting, Data Scientists, Analysts, Data Platform Engineers, and Product – to institute best practices aimed at managing data quality
• Maintain a high standard of accuracy, completeness, and operational excellence across the platform, in a SOX controlled environment
• Create clear definitions and documentation of our data sources and systems, making ownership crystal clear

What you have

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record building and operating production backend systems
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and the core engineering skills to learn new tools and frameworks quickly
• Experience handling and processing transactional or financial data at scale, ideally in a SOX controlled environment
• Experience designing services and data models that are reliable, auditable, and built to last
• Familiarity with the interface between streaming production data and a data warehouse environment
• Comfort operating without a playbook – defining architecture, ways of working, and roadmap as you go
• Ability to break down complex technical concepts and explain them clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Bonus: knowledge of finance and accounting principles, and experience with payments infrastructure, marketplace payout platforms, or finance systems vendors

Our stack

Experience with every technology listed isn’t expected, we’ve included them for transparency. What matters most to us is your core engineering skills and ability to learn, not deep expertise in any one tool or language.

• Languages: Python (FastAPI)
• Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Datadog, Gitlab
• Datastores: Aurora (Postgres), Redshift, dbt
• Streaming & workflows: Kafka, Flink, Airflow, Temporal
• Saas: Workato, NetSuite
• AI Tooling: Claude Code, Codex, LLMs

Perks

• Equity stake
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 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
• Student loan matching program
• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Up to $25k towards family building, reproductive health services and Gender-affirming care
• $500 per year for wellness expenses
• Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
• $360 per quarter to spend on tickets to live events
• Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music

The salary range for this role is $144,000 – $209,000 USD. This role is equity eligible. In addition, you may receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation packages within that range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.

FAQ

Q1: What does the Finance Engineering team at SeatGeek do?
A1: The Finance Engineering (FinEng) team builds and maintains the core financial systems that process billions in transactions, ensuring accurate revenue recognition, marketplace settlements, and unit economics reporting for SeatGeek.
Q2: What are the main responsibilities of this Senior Software Engineer role?
A2: You will build and own services ingesting PSP and transactional data, translate it into the general ledger, design infrastructure for monetization deal terms, and maintain data quality in a SOX-controlled environment.
Q3: What technical skills are required for this position?
A3: You need 5+ years of backend engineering experience, strong proficiency in Python and SQL, experience with financial data at scale, and familiarity with data warehousing, streaming data, and services like Aurora, Redshift, dbt, Kafka, and Airflow.
Q4: What is the salary range and location for this role?
A4: The salary range is $144,000 – $209,000 USD, plus equity, bonus, and benefits. The role is based in New York, NY, but offers a flexible work environment allowing remote work or office attendance.
Q5: What perks and benefits does SeatGeek offer?
A5: Benefits include a WFH stipend, unlimited PTO, up to 16 weeks of family leave, 401(k) matching, student loan matching, health insurance, wellness expenses, tickets to live events, and subscriptions to Headspace, One Medical, and music services.