Platform Engineer

Description:

As Platform Engineer focusing on data-platform at Universe, you will apply your passion for technology and live events in our quest to build a world-class Event Ticketing platform. In this deeply technical and business-minded position, you will report directly to the Senior Data Engineer, and help push forward development of our data-platform operations. You’ll be challenged with technically rewarding tasks such as expanding our usage of Kubernetes, training our colleges on the use of cloud-native technologies, and implementing and monitoring components of our new data platform!

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Maintaining our Kubernetes-based environment infrastructure

• Improving our security posture through hardening and education

• Improving our data-platform metrics and dashboards

• Working with data-platform engineering to optimize contributions from the wider engineering organization.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)

• Experience with streaming technologies like Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and Debezium

• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker

• Experience with DevOps methodologies

• Experience with Python, Go or Java

• Experience with databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Clickhouse

• You are an independent, fast-learning, self-starter who takes ownership over solving hard problems

• You’re a hacker at heart who lovingly crafts elegant solutions with pride

• You’re energetic, passionate, and driven

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS)

• Business Acumen – You understand and can apply general business concepts, using external networks to understand market situations and industry.

• Passionate – A love for your craft that pushes you to strive for elegance and quality in your work.

• Winning Teamwork – Collaborating with others in a respectful manner and openly sharing information amongst the team to assist in achieving Ticketmaster goals and objectives. Taking the time to empathize and understand where others are coming from, along with showing recognition and appreciation for the contribution of others.

• Inquisitive – A forever student, always seeking to learn and grow with and from your peers.

• Problem Solving and Innovation – Gathering appropriate perspectives and insights and seeking win-win solutions by remaining open to alternative approaches and being proactive in generating new ideas. Ability to maintain a balanced perspective and see all sides of an issue and manage problems in a timely and effective manner. A free and independent thinker, open to new ideas and concepts.