Principal Software Engineer (Remote, United Kingdom)
Live Nation Entertainment1 day ago
Remote, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and develop new systems and enhancements for high-traffic, large-scale software applications and data flows.
- Own and evolve technical strategy and architectural direction across the three TM1 Data Apps teams.
- Review and modernize infrastructure, emphasizing reuse, simplification, scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Design monitoring, alerting, application performance, automated build, and deployment systems.
- Establish shared engineering standards, patterns, guardrails, and architecture practices across the wider function.
- Identify and lead resolution of systemic technical risks and dependencies spanning multiple teams or products.
- Guide development of a comprehensive QA platform and evaluate new tools and technologies.
- Advise engineering, product, and business stakeholders on significant technology decisions and investment priorities.
- Mentor engineers, review code, support skills development, and lead teams through new initiatives.
- Own day-to-day work-unit delivery, including stand-ups, blocker escalation, timelines, stakeholder updates, and production support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of experience building high-traffic web applications and deploying them to production with a focus on quality and maintainability.
- Proficiency in one or more of Java, TypeScript, or Node.js, with willingness to learn the others.
- Experience working with cloud-based platforms, preferably AWS.
- Experience supporting live applications, debugging issues, reading logs, and using application dashboards such as Grafana and CloudWatch.
- Experience writing SQL queries and working with SQL databases such as MySQL and NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and deployment tools including Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm.
- Experience with code and build tools including GitLab, Jenkins, and Sonar.
- Experience working in Agile teams and delivering work in time-boxed settings.
- Ability to handle production issues, on-call support, cross-team projects, stakeholder communication, and mentoring.
- Experience in entertainment or online ticketing, diverse cultural and regulatory environments, or using Claude or similar AI tools in the software development lifecycle is beneficial.
Benefits
- Permanent, full-time contract of 40 hours per week.
- Remote role based in the United Kingdom.
- Inclusive workplace with support for professional development, personal aspirations, and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to work for Live Nation Entertainment and contribute to products serving live entertainment audiences worldwide.
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About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment promotes concerts and festivals, manages artists, operates venues, and sells tickets worldwide through Ticketmaster for fans, artists, venues, and teams. Its revenue comes from ticketing fees, concert promotion and venue operations, and brand sponsorships. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, the public company trades on the NYSE and operates divisions including Ticketmaster, Concerts, Media & Sponsorship, and Artist Nation.