Software Engineer II - Open Distribution (Frontend)

StubHub is on a mission to redefine the live event experience on a global scale. Whether someone is looking to attend their first event or their hundredth, we’re here to delight them all the way from the moment they start looking for a ticket until they step through the gate. The same goes for our sellers. From fans selling a single ticket to the promoters of a worldwide stadium tour, we want StubHub to be the safest, most convenient way to offer a ticket to the millions of fans who browse our platform around the world.

Open Distribution is a newly formed area within StubHub’s Product and Technology organization, focused on building the future of partner inventory synchronization. As a Software Engineer II (Frontend) on the Content Right Holder Tooling team, you’ll lead the development of modern, intuitive frontend experiences using TypeScript and React, building tools our partners rely on every day. You’ll also help shape AI-powered user experiences, bringing intelligent automation, insights, and agent-driven workflows directly into the UI using technologies such as large language models, OpenAI, and Claude.

Location: Hybrid (3 days in office/2 days remote) – Century City, CA

What You'll Do:

Build Polished, Frontend-First Experiences

• Design and build high-quality, user-centered interfaces using React and TypeScript, with a strong focus on usability, accessibility, and visual clarity.

• Translate complex workflows and data into intuitive, scalable UI experiences for non-technical partners.

• Own frontend features end-to-end, from implementation to refinement, ensuring production-ready quality.

Bring AI-Powered Capabilities to Life in the UI

• Build frontend experiences that surface AI-driven insights, automation, and agent-based workflows in ways that are understandable, actionable, and trustworthy.

• Collaborate on integrating LLM-backed services into user-facing features, helping users interact with complex systems through intelligent, human-centered interfaces.

Shape a Scalable Frontend Platform

• Contribute to and evolve shared UI components, design systems, and frontend best practices to ensure consistency and maintainability across the tooling ecosystem.

• Partner closely with design, product, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive, well-architected solutions.

Continuously Improve the Product Experience

• Iterate on existing features to improve performance, usability, and visual polish as user needs and product requirements evolve.

• Advocate for frontend quality, thoughtful UX, and long-term maintainability.

Why You’ll Love This Team:

• Frontend Ownership & Impact - Your work directly shapes how content rights holders manage and distribute inventory into StubHub’s marketplace.

• Modern Frontend Stack - Heavy emphasis on React, TypeScript, shared UI patterns, and scalable frontend architecture.

• AI-First Product Direction - Build real-world AI-enabled features that go beyond demos, powering meaningful workflows and automation.

• Collaborative Engineering Culture - Work with thoughtful engineers across experience levels in an environment that values clarity, craftsmanship, and shared ownership.

What We're Looking For:

• 2–4 years of experience building production software, with a strong emphasis on frontend or frontend-leaning full-stack development.

• Deep Web Fundamentals and strong proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript, with solid knowledge of modern frontend best practices.

• React Expertise - hands-on experience building complex, interactive user interfaces with React or a comparable framework (Angular, Vue).

• AI Curiosity & Experience with an interest in building AI-enabled interfaces and workflows, with exposure to tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or other LLM-based systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience with a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals.

• Product-Oriented Mindset and a passion for building intuitive, high-quality user experiences that balance technical correctness with UX and visual polish.

What We Offer:

• Accelerated Growth Environment: An environment designed for swift skill and knowledge enhancement, where you have the autonomy to lead experiments and tests on a massive scale.

• Top Tier Compensation Package: Competitive base, equity, and upside that tracks with your impact.

• Flexible Time Off: Enjoy unlimited Flex Time Off, giving you the flexibility to manage your schedule and take time to recharge as needed.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, featuring 401k, and premium Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance options.

The anticipated gross base pay range is below for this role. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and competencies. Base annual salary is one component of StubHub’s total compensation and competitive benefits package, which includes equity, 401(k), paid time off, paid parental leave, and comprehensive health benefits.

Salary Range
$165,000—$200,000 USD

About Us

StubHub is the world’s leading marketplace to buy and sell tickets to any live event, anywhere. Through StubHub in North America and viagogo, our international platform, we service customers in 195 countries in 33 languages and 49 available currencies. With more than 300 million tickets available annually on our platform to events around the world -- from sports to music, comedy to dance, festivals to theater -- StubHub offers the safest, most convenient way to buy or sell tickets to the most memorable live experiences. Come join our team for a front-row seat to the action.

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