Who we are: Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to becoming the ultimate partner for connecting fans to the live events, artists, and teams they love. We believe in the power of experiences and are fiercely dedicated to building products that inspire human connections. Named as one of Built In's top places to work in 2025, we believe that our People are our greatest competitive advantage. To support our People, we have built a company culture that empowers our employees to embrace challenges, encourages unity through collaboration, and seeks to constantly evolve by leveraging data and inspiring innovation.
The Opportunity:
As a Senior React Native Engineer, you will build and support systems responsible for our flagship mobile application. You will work on the latest cross-platform technology and make decisions which will directly impact product direction. Following React, front-end, and mobile development best practices, you’ll be responsible for developing frameworks that scale to the needs of other internal development teams at Vivid Seats.
How your role contributes to the success of Vivid Seats:
- Help set the direction of the front-end systems powering our ticket marketplace.
- Architect experiments and innovative solutions that give Vivid Seats a competitive advantage, encourage team members, and champion technology improvements for your team.
- Work cross-functionally with other development teams and business stakeholders to deliver impact iteratively.
- Tackle difficult challenges while scaling an e-commerce marketplace by developing creative algorithms and features that maximize value and efficiency across the organization.
- Collaborate to develop and maintain best practices across the software development lifecycle.
- Mentor other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and tech talks.
- Help us grow by sharing your unique insights and perspectives.
How your role expectations will progress as a React Native Engineer in the first 30, 90, and 180 days:
30 days in
- Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful.
- Learn how ticket marketplaces operate and how you’ll contribute to providing great experiences for our customers.
- Acclimate to team and company norms, business objectives, and Vivid Seats values.
- Develop basic understanding of applications, tech stack, and development process.
90 days in
- Contribute to our approaches, methods, or technologies to support overall business goals and drive team efficiencies.
- Cultivate and maintain internal and external relationships to achieve progress and advance objectives.
- Contribute to team planning, estimations, and design sessions.
180 days in
- Apply methods to execute individual tasks that positively impacts the team.
- Play an active role in continued learnings to advance skill sets necessary for team goals.
- Have self-sufficiency in all applications touched by the team.
- Actively contribute to larger team and engineering group objectives.
- Produce and deliver clean, correct code that drives team and company tech goals forward.
What You’ll Bring:
- 5+ years professional experience building applications in React or React Native
- Native iOS and/or Android development experience (preferred, not required)
- You've developed and shipped user-facing features using component-based UI frameworks.
- Experience in designing, building, and testing modern web or cross-platform mobile solutions as part of an agile or cross-functional team
- Experience with client-side application state libraries (Redux, RTK)
- Strong knowledge of front-end languages (JavaScript, TypeScript)
- Exposure to server-side web technologies (Node, Express, Java, Spring) (preferred, not required)
- Experience with JavaScript/Typescript testing frameworks (Mocha, Jest, Enzyme, etc.)
Vivid Seats Pay Transparency Disclaimer: Full time offers from Vivid Seats include annual bonus incentives and equity for all employees; FLEX PTO; mental health days; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K matching; monthly credits and discounts for attending live events; and a variety of additional workplace perks. The typical starting salary within the full salary range for this position can range. Factors which may affect starting salary include geographic market, relevant skills/experience, education, and other qualifications.
Full Salary Range: $135,000 – $165,000 USD
https://corporate.vividseats.com/careers/
Location: Chicago, IL or Toronto, ON
We believe in a hybrid 3 days/week in-office working model, which provides employees the flexibility to take advantage of in-person and remote collaboration. Check out our brand new HQ office, bursting with the energy of live events fandom and the vibrancy of Chicago’s rising tech scene
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Our Commitment:
We are an equal opportunity employer that values the critical importance of a diverse workforce and sense of belonging. Many of our roles have flexible requirements and we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet every qualification.
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Vivid Seats Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Located in the landmark Marshall Fields building, Vivid Seats brand new HQ incorporates modern design, collaborative spaces, and the excitement of live events to create an innovative workplace. We are centrally located near public transportation hubs, shops, restaurants and entertainment venues.
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