Backend Software Engineer, TicketSwap
PHP
Marketplace to buy & sell tickets
Open for applications
Marketplace to buy & sell tickets
101-200 employees
Open for applications
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make sure that as many fans as possible get to go to their favourite shows, festivals and sporting events - and to do so at a fair price.
Role
Who you are
- You have been a software engineer for a couple of years (3+) and have a good working knowledge of PHP (possibly with the Symfony framework) and MySQL
- You are based in The Netherlands, are an EU resident, or have an existing visa to work here. A relocation package is not provided
- You use git every day, write meaningful commit messages, and test the code you check in
- Even though you've been around the block, you also know that the field of software engineering is a fast moving target and there is no way you can know everything, so every day is an opportunity to learn and embrace change
- You enjoy bringing value to end users, and acknowledge that small steps every day are the way to get there
- If you have experience with Javascript/React, native mobile languages, or "ops tools" - that's a big bonus
What the job involves
- The product team has a lot of freedom and space for personal creativity
- Productivity and teamwork are key values for us so your contributions will have a huge impact
- Your newly shipped feature will be used by thousands of our users immediately
- Here are some example projects, to give you an idea of what's going on:
- An entirely new raffle system for those events where there are more people looking for tickets than there are tickets available, to keep our system fair and scalpers out
- As the event ticketing industry is evolving, we're broadening the support of more ticket file types
- Automized SecureSwap configuration for Secure Swap partners, to make it easier for them to connect with us and make events 100% safe
- Without events, our fans cannot sell or buy tickets, so we're improving event creation significantly
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Obtaining tickets for in-demand events can be extremely difficult, as can selling on unusable tickets. TicketSwap solves this problem by providing a platform where users can buy and sell pre-sold tickets, without the usually associated risk and high prices.
With fraud detection built in, TicketSwap’s platform allows for greater security against bad sellers. It also maintains a fixed price cap of 120% of the original price to protect against exploitative profiteering. These features, alongside the ease of use of the marketplace, have proved wildly popular, and the platform now serves millions of users around the world.
The company has expanded rather a lot since its inception, sweeping across European markets as well as entering Latin America and the UK. It has cemented a series of lucrative deals with festivals, venues, and promoters, which is testament to the company’s growing ubiquity, and continues to roll out new features such as in-app ticket storage and "FairShare", that divides any profit on a sold ticket fairly between the seller of the ticket and the event organizer.
Insights
106% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2021
$8.9m
LATE VC
Total funding: $8.9m
Company benefits
- Pension plan fully paid by TicketSwap
- An electrical sit-stand desk
- Diverse team with 30+ nationalities
- Healthy lunch & snacks every day
- 25 paid holidays a year
- Friday drinks with colleagues
Company values
- Fan Fanatical: The fan's experience comes first
- Embrace Change: Evolution is getting better through changes
- Own It: With great power comes great responsibility
- Create Impact: Smart in applying efforts and resources
- Get It Done: Keep it simple
Company HQ
De Wallen, Amsterdam, NH
Founders
Hans Ober
(CEO)Has a Master's in International Management from the University of Amsterdam, and has served as TicketSwap's CEO since its founding.
Ruud Kamphuis
(Engineering Fellow)Has a Bachelor of Commerce from Saxion Hogescholen and co-founded TicketSwap in 2012, initially as CTO.
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