Senior Software Engineer - Sponsored Listings

StubHub•New York, NY

17d•$200,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

StubHub is seeking Senior Software Engineers to design and develop next-generation technologies and complex features that transform the way millions of users explore, interact with, and participate in live events worldwide. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of developing the team's commercial and product strategy. You will be expected to be equally focused on user needs and to exercise sound commercial judgment (not just technical judgment). Our Senior Software Engineers are essential to our company’s success, so they must demonstrate initiative and enthusiasm in solving the problems they encounter. StubHub is committed to being a phenomenal and inclusive workplace. We expect you to also serve as an advocate and mentor for your team members, demonstrating leadership qualities and setting an example for those around you. About the Team: The Sponsored Listings team's mission is to enhance the discovery experience on the platform by advertising high quality, relevant products in context throughout the product. We're building StubHub's ad platform engine - spanning real-time bidding, auction mechanics, ranking and relevance models, pacing algorithms, and inventory-quality controls - all operating at marketplace scale. Join us to help drive a strategic initiative for StubHub and shape a greenfield platform from the ground up.

Requirements

5–6+ years of professional experience in software development, delivering high-quality, production-grade systems
Extensive experience developing robust, mission-critical applications using one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Java or C#.
Demonstrated expertise in building software with one or more of the following: Infrastructure, Databases, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Security, and Privacy
Previous experience designing and developing solutions to complex problems with significant business impact
Strong understanding of how their systems interact with the broader production environment, including dependencies and platform primitives
Proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to new programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
Experience owning projects end-to-end, from ideation and design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
Demonstrated success in mentoring and supporting junior engineers, fostering growth, and promoting engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain impactful improvements for backend code across all StubHub’s platforms and products, resulting in high-quality outcomes
Provide technical leadership and hands-on execution for key initiatives, focusing on feature delivery, stability, and reliability.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate product requirements into technical roadmaps and actionable engineering plans.
Partner with teammates to define and uphold engineering best practices, ensuring consistency, maintainability, and quality across the codebase.
Manage priorities, timelines, and deliverables independently while maintaining a high technical bar.
Mentor and support team members, helping to elevate technical skills and foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, and excellence.