Lead Engineer, Systems Engineer

Overview

ABOUT VICTORY LIVE Victory Live is a private equity backed technology company aimed at maximizing distribution and yield for live event ticket inventory. We provide an end-to-end software platform for the live ticketing industry, managing thousands of sports, theater, and live music event tickets on behalf of artists, promoters, teams, venues, and professional resellers. Victory Live’s comprehensive offerings include an established B2B marketplace, along with both a full-service and an automated SaaS platform to handle all elements of the ticket sales lifecycle, from ingestion to sales fulfillment.

Victory Live is seeking a Lead Engineer to assume technical ownership of established internal platforms. This role is responsible for hands-on engineering execution, production reliability, and the continued evolution of distributed systems. The Lead Engineer will work closely with engineering leadership to shape architectural direction, support delivery planning, and ensure platform stability and alignment with Victory Live standards.

• Own hands on engineering execution for existing platforms, including feature development, system improvements, scalability, and operational reliability
• Design, implement, and maintain distributed systems supporting high-volume, event-driven workflows
• Serve as the technical owner for acquired systems, ensuring stability, performance, and alignment with Victory Live platform standards
• Partner with engineering leadership on technical direction, system integration strategy, and delivery commitments
• Lead system design and implementation for complex or high-impact initiatives, contributing directly to code and technical solutions
• Own production operations for assigned platforms, including monitoring, incident response, and continuous reliability improvements
• Provide technical mentorship through code reviews, architectural guidance, and knowledge sharing across engineering teams

What we’re looking for

• 5 to 8 years of professional experience with the following technologies:
  • C# and .NET
  • SQL
  • Redis
  • Cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS
  • Messaging systems including Rabbit
    
    MQ and Kafka
  • Docker
  • Jira and Confluence
• Experience with log aggregation and monitoring platforms to detect, investigate, and resolve issues, including tools such as ELK and Data Dog
• Strong experience designing and supporting distributed systems in a production environment
• Proven ability to own systems end to end, from development through production support
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering leadership

Victory Live is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or another other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law.