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StubHub

Senior Software Engineer - Selection Core New San Francisco, California, United States

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San francisco, United states

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Full Time

15-10-2025

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Leadership Creativity Java C# Swift Data Engineering Test Customer Service Machine Learning Programming Autonomy Software Development Marketing

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Senior Software Engineer - Selection Core
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.
StubHub is seeking Senior Software Engineers to design and develop next-generation technologies and complex features that transform the way millions of users explore, interact with, and participate in live events worldwide. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of developing the team\u2019s commercial and product strategy. You will be expected to be equally focused on user needs and to exercise sound commercial judgment (not just technical judgment). Our Senior Software Engineers are essential to our company's success, so they must demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm in solving the problems they encounter. StubHub is committed to being a phenomenal and inclusive workplace. We expect you to also serve as an advocate and mentor for your team members, demonstrating leadership qualities and setting an example for those around you.
Location: Hybrid (3 days in office/2 days remote)
About the team:
The Selection Core Team forms the foundation of the StubHub consumer experience and is at the heart of our mission to connect people with unforgettable experiences. The team is responsible for sourcing and categorizing data as part of the ingestion process, efficiently and meaningfully storing an ever-growing stream of data, and finally exposing the data to the end-user through a comprehensive set of scalable and intuitive interfaces. At a foundational level, the Selection Core Team aspires to act as an innovation engine for downstream teams, powering the enrichment of experiences on the Front End within Consumer Experience, enabling innovative strategies for Customer Service, and facilitating more relevant ads for Performance Marketing. Finally, as the source for all visual assets (images, maps), the Catalog plays a pivotal role in shaping the look and feel of StubHub's website, serving millions of users a month with engaging visual content. 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 You\'ve Done:
7+ years of professional experience in software development
Extensive experience developing robust, mission-critical systems using general-purpose programming languages (eg, Java, C#)
Demonstrated expertise in building software with one or more of the following: Infrastructure, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, API Design, and Distributed Systems
Previous experience designing and developing solutions to complex problems with significant business impact
A strong understanding of how their systems interact with the broader production environment, including dependencies and platform primitives
Proven ability to learn other coding languages, platforms, frameworks, and tools
Experience owning projects from the initial idea all the way to production
Experience mentoring junior engineers 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 - $250,000 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 in

About the Company

At StubHub, our mission is to give everyone the freedom to access and connect through live experiences. As the world's leading live event marketplace, we connect fans, sellers, and partners globally, providing access to an expansive catalog of events across more than 90 countries and territories. In 2024 alone, fans purchased over 40 million tickets from more than 1 million unique sellers on our marketplace. Operating in 33 languages and offering transactions in 48 currencies, StubHub ensures that fans everywhere can discove... Know more