Lead Software Engineer - Front End

About this role

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">AXS connects fans with the artists and teams they love. Each year we sell millions of tickets to thousands of incredible events – from concerts and festivals to sports and theater – at some of the most iconic venues in the world. Since our founding in 2011, we've consistently pushed the industry forward and improved experiences for fans, making it easier than ever to discover events, find the perfect seats, and enjoy unforgettable live entertainment, and we continue to lead the evolution of our industry today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We're passionate about improving the fan experience and providing game-changing solutions for our clients, and we're always looking for smart, motivated people to help make it happen. Bring your enthusiasm, your big ideas, and your desire to team up with some of the best and brightest in technology and entertainment.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The Role</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">AXS is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate enjoys and thrives in working with a variety of tools, languages, and architectures while building features and applications for our core ticketing systems. You will work on consumer-facing and B2B applications that can scale and handle high demand, with primary ownership of the FanSight user experience, front-end architecture, and customer-facing web platform, while collaborating across complex enterprise systems that&nbsp;meet our global needs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As Lead Software Engineer, you will own systems and products end-to-end for the FanSight platform, including front-end architecture and user experience strategy, balancing hands-on coding with planning and team leadership.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will align technical efforts with business and product goals, guide technical direction and team best practices, and act as the tech lead for a team of engineers working on the FanSight platform.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Essential Functions</em></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Design and build new features and enhancements for our global ticketing platforms</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lead the architecture, design, and evolution of the FanSight front-end platform, driving scalable, maintainable, and high-performing user experiences.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner closely with Product and Design teams to deliver intuitive, accessible, and responsive customer-facing applications that serve millions of fans.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Establish front-end engineering standards and best practices, including component architecture, performance optimization, accessibility, testing, and maintainability.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Optimize for user experience and performance in scaling out our applications to handle massive spikes in traffic</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build scalable modules for internal applications and external partners</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Create services that power the core of our infrastructure, implementing APIs and features for our mission-critical products</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with other engineers, architects, business analysts, product and project managers to create innovative solutions that continue to push the boundaries of our business</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Participate in design and code reviews to ensure best practices and high-quality code</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop consistent, well-tested code with open-source programming languages and frameworks</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work with third parties to make a seamless and integrated experience for our customers and fans</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own systems and products end-to-end for the FanSight platform, balancing hands-on coding with planning and team leadership</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Define the annual technology roadmap and capacity plan for the project, and make key technical decisions</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Establish and enforce coding standards, code review standards, and engineering best practices across the squad</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, fostering technical growth across the team</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lead sprint pre-planning and task assignments, and conduct feasibility assessments and feedback sessions for new product features</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proactively assess and identify areas to improve performance, stability, and maintainability, and identify and mitigate technical risks early</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner with security stakeholders on security audits and remediation of findings</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Act as the liaison between the engineering team and stakeholders, including product managers, project managers, architects, and other cross-functional partners</span></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What to Bring</strong></span></h1> <p>