Lead Software Engineer

AXS•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

AXS is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their team. This role involves working with a variety of tools, languages, and architectures to build features and applications for core ticketing systems. The engineer will focus on consumer-facing and B2B applications that require scalability and high demand, with primary ownership of the FanSight user experience, front-end architecture, and customer-facing web platform. Collaboration across complex enterprise systems is also a key aspect of this role. The Lead Software Engineer will own systems and products end-to-end for the FanSight platform, balancing hands-on coding with planning and team leadership, aligning technical efforts with business and product goals, guiding technical direction and team best practices, and acting as the tech lead for the FanSight platform engineering team.

Requirements

7+ years of relevant software development experience within a professional environment, including demonstrated experience as a technical lead.
Experience leading the architecture and development of large-scale consumer-facing web applications, including performance optimization, accessibility, responsive design, and modern UI engineering practices.
BS in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Strong full-stack engineering background with deep expertise in modern front-end technologies including JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and front-end architecture patterns.
Proficiency in modern back-end languages and frameworks (e.g., C#/.NET, Node.js, Python, or Go).
Hands-on experience designing and operating distributed, high-throughput, low-latency services and RESTful APIs at scale.
Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
Solid technical foundation and understanding of the software development life cycle.
Proven record of learning new languages, skills, and technologies quickly, with minimal guidance.
Ability to take initiative, stay focused, and maintain accountability.
Thrives in a fast-paced environment with the ability to focus on achieving the target while minding longer-term goals along the way.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineers, lead technical discussions, and influence cross-functional partners.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading architecture and design for consumer-facing, high-traffic web or mobile platforms.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience with Git and CI/CD.
Experience with event-driven technologies, e.g., Kafka.
Experience with TDD and/or BDD.
Experience using NoSQL databases such as Elasticsearch or AWS DynamoDB.
Experience in the ticketing industry, inventory management systems, or e-commerce.

Responsibilities

Design and build new features and enhancements for global ticketing platforms.
Lead the architecture, design, and evolution of the FanSight front-end platform, driving scalable, maintainable, and high-performing user experiences.
Partner closely with Product and Design teams to deliver intuitive, accessible, and responsive customer-facing applications.
Establish front-end engineering standards and best practices, including component architecture, performance optimization, accessibility, testing, and maintainability.
Optimize for user experience and performance in scaling applications to handle massive spikes in traffic.
Build scalable modules for internal applications and external partners.
Create services that power the core of the infrastructure, implementing APIs and features for mission-critical products.
Work closely with other engineers, architects, business analysts, product and project managers to create innovative solutions.
Participate in design and code reviews to ensure best practices and high-quality code.
Develop consistent, well-tested code with open-source programming languages and frameworks.
Work with third parties to create a seamless and integrated experience for customers and fans.
Own systems and products end-to-end for the FanSight platform, balancing hands-on coding with planning and team leadership.
Define the annual technology roadmap and capacity plan for the project, and make key technical decisions.
Establish and enforce coding standards, code review standards, and engineering best practices across the squad.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, fostering technical growth across the team.
Lead sprint pre-planning and task assignments, and conduct feasibility assessments and feedback sessions for new product features.
Proactively assess and identify areas to improve performance, stability, and maintainability, and identify and mitigate technical risks early.
Partner with security stakeholders on security audits and remediation of findings.
Act as the liaison between the engineering team and stakeholders, including product managers, project managers, architects, and other cross-functional partners.