Who are we?

Ticketmaster is the world's leading live event ticketing company selling over 465 million tickets each year and supporting more than 12,500 clients in 22 countries worldwide.  At Ticketmaster, we power the people who create culture through live events, connecting more passionate fans to those experiences than anyone else.  We are innovators that embrace change and work hard to help others succeed.  We believe in open communication and stress accountability, because fans and clients count on us every day.  We strive for ease of use for our clients and fans while seeking out those who have a bias for action versus a desire for directives.  

 

Why Ticketmaster?

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.  See and hear more about why you should consider joining our rock-star team: recruiting video

The Role:

Ticketmaster is looking for a Senior Android Engineer who can own our entire Android platform which supports many hundreds of thousands of monthly active users!

 You’ll use the latest open source mobile technologies to build our Android mobile apps which delight sports fans and music lovers around the world. You’ll design responsive apps, work on cutting edge features and launch industry changing innovations using BLE. The right candidate will participate in architecture and design reviews, work closely with product & other non-technical staff, write test plans/cases, create automated tests and work with engineers and architects to create our next generation mobile platform.

 Above all else, we’re looking for great problem-solvers. If you are a passionate technologist who delivers while having fun, then come and join our team of like-minded, skilled professionals where you can learn and share your knowledge!

 

Who are you?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. You are proactive, a self-starter, and have a proven track record to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively with a team as required. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

 Requirements / Qualifications:

• ·         2+ years experience as a Principal, Lead or Senior Engineer, or deep understanding of and experience with development on Android platforms
• ·         Must have successfully launched mobile products to a production and have experience with high visibility applications with a broad user base
• ·         5+ years professional hands on software development experience, specifically utilizing Android, Java and open source technologies
• ·         Experience with high-volume transactional systems, public facing APIs, search infrastructure and integrating with APIs
• ·         Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• ·         Must possess a sound understanding of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and asynchronous message-based concepts
• ·         Build pipeline and automated testing expertise for Android development a must
• ·         In-depth knowledge of object-oriented methodologies, UML design techniques, event driven architectures, and other design patterns
• ·         Familiarity with open-source libraries/frameworks, Eg: Spring, Guava, Apache HTTP, etc.
• ·         Experience leading/mentoring other software engineers; leading design reviews and architecture discussions
• ·         Exemplary communication skills (both written and oral), with experience producing technical and design documentation of complex processes.
• ·         Strong software development process background using Agile methodologies
• ·         Ability to troubleshoot, performance tune and understand Java and Android memory utilization in code produced
• ·         Experience with an open source development environment using tools such as Maven / Gradle, Jenkins and Git is a plus

If the above description sounds interesting to you and fits your background, apply online at www.livenationentertainment.com/careers to join the Ticketmaster team today!

 

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Ticketmaster strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

 

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

 

Ticketmaster recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Ticketmaster may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.