Gametime · 19 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer II
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$189K/yr - $222K/yr
8+ years expGametime is focused on uniting the world through shared live experiences, offering platforms across various devices. The Senior Backend Engineer II will contribute to the E-Commerce Platform team, leading the architecture and implementation of backend systems that enhance the Gametime marketplace, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive technical solutions.
E-CommerceEventsMedia and EntertainmentMobile AppsTicketing
Responsibilities
Lead the architecture and implementation of high-performance Golang microservices for e-commerce checkout, account management, and fraud mitigation
Own the technical design and execution of cross-functional projects, ensuring long-term scalability, maintainability, and performance
Build, test, monitor, and maintain mission-critical integrations and infrastructure
Explore and help implement AI-powered capabilities within our systems and workflows, including agentic tools and intelligent automation
Develop reliable external and internal APIs supporting up to 1 million RPM
Collaborate with Product, Design, Data to shape technical solutions that align with customer and business needs
Mentor engineers across the team by sharing knowledge, reviewing code, and encouraging engineering excellence
Drive the end-to-end execution of projects, from initial concept to production
Identify and drive improvements in system reliability, scalability, observability, and deployment pipelines
Promote a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture through tech talks, code quality standards, and thought leadership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
8+ years in software engineering with 4+ years specifically working on high-throughput backend systems
Expertise in developing high-throughput systems using Golang (or Python, Ruby, Java, C++, C#, Rust, Scala, etc.)
Experienced in using AI for Codegen and evangelizing use and best practices for integrating it into development workflow
Experience building distributed systems that support millions of RPM with low latency
Familiarity with OIDC Authentication (Google, Apple SSO), E-Commerce Fraud Prevention, Payment Service Provider Integrations (Stripe)
Experience designing and operating state machines and long-running workflows using systems like AWS Step Functions, Temporal, or equivalent orchestration frameworks
Skilled at designing resilient public and internal APIs
Proficient with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure and infrastructure-as-code practices
Strong experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent messaging systems
Strong experience with SQL (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL systems (e.g. MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.)
Deep understanding of key product areas with the ability to lead initiatives from concept through production
Actively mentors engineers and uplifts team performance through coaching and feedback
Independently manages the full lifecycle of complex projects involving multiple stakeholders
Strong communicator and trusted partner to Product, Design, Data, and Engineering peers
Helps shape technical direction, roadmap priorities, and engineering best practices
Company
Gametime
Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$71.6MKey Investors
Nimble PartnersEvolution MediaAccel
2022-05-26Series C· $30M
2017-09-13Series Unknown· $8.2M
2016-09-21Series B· $20M
Leadership Team
Brad Griffith
CEO
Recent News
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