Lead Software Engineer, Kubernetes
Company: Live Nation
Location: New York, NY (Remote)
Salary: $140,000 - $175,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-04-24
About this role
Job Summary:
JOB DESCRIPTION – Lead Software Engineer, Kubernetes
Location: East Coast, US (Remote)
Division: Ticketmaster NA
Line Manager: Lead Software Engineer
Contract Terms: Permanent, full-time/40h per week
THE TEAM
The Kubernetes Team is part of the larger Ticketmaster Techops Division, and Infrastructure segment. Our team spans North America and Europe, running Kubernetes and Container systems across NA, EMEA and APAC regions, supporting 30K+ unique deployments. We have coverage in 5 timezones, and this role is aimed at an engineer who loves to automate, and improve processes that help global entry and onsales succeed.
THE JOB
Our team owns both the core deployment of Kubernetes, as well as ~60 supporting apps, and is undergoing a migration to EKS Hybrid Clusters, to span AWS and OnPrem Datacenters. You’ll join an on-call team of Principal and Senior engineers in ensuring secure, reliable and scalable systems are always online.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Tactical Work (55%)
- Design and implement backend systems that abstract infrastructure concerns and enable self-service capabilities, focused on integration inside of Kubernetes
- Develop and support internal tools, APIs, and automation frameworks used by infrastructure and application teams
- Write clean, testable, and well-documented code that serves as an example for the team
- Solutions Architecture (30%)
- Contribute to backend architectures and patterns that scale across infrastructure domains
- Create design documents, system diagrams, and proof-of-concepts for your projects
- Leverage Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code tools to deliver reusable software components and automation services
- Collaborate with Principal Engineers on architectural decisions and implementation approaches
- Understanding of Linux and Networking around TCP/IP around the scale of our network
- Strategic Work (15%)
- Partner with team leads to deliver on platform modernization initiatives
- Share knowledge and bes...