Principal Software Engineer

Live Nation Entertainment
Florida, Arizona
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Systems thinker","Strategic modernizer","Security-first mindset","Pragmatic problem solving","Collaborative communication"]

Join the Ticketmaster Platform Payments team to maintain and strategically modernize mission-critical payment processing systems at massive real-time scale. Work across a mature C/C++ codebase while migrating services—decomposing legacy IPC into gRPC, transitioning a Windows gateway to Linux, and improving fraud defenses, checkout performance, and payment integrations. Help ensure PCI compliance, security-critical data handling, and production reliability through testing, debugging, and on-call support.

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Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment
2 months ago

Principal Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Join the Ticketmaster Platform Payments team to maintain and strategically modernize mission-critical payment processing systems at massive real-time scale. Work across a mature C/C++ codebase while migrating services—decomposing legacy IPC into gRPC, transitioning a Windows gateway to Linux, and improving fraud defenses, checkout performance, and payment integrations. Help ensure PCI compliance, security-critical data handling, and production reliability through testing, debugging, and on-call support.
Location: Florida, Arizona
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Maintain and strategically modernize high-throughput payment processing systems powering real-time financial transactions.
  • •Drive platform migration, including migrating a core Windows C++ authorization gateway to Linux using Clang and Bazel.
  • •Decompose legacy IPC frameworks into gRPC services to enable reuse across the payments ecosystem.
  • •Develop payment integrations with third-party gateway providers and onboard new payment methods.
  • •Implement security-critical features (encryption, PCI compliance, sensitive data handling) and support production via testing, debugging, and on-call rotation.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kPaid LeaveStudent LoansVolunteer TimeFree Concert

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of professional C++ development experience in production environments.
  • •Modern C++ fluency with strong systems programming knowledge (memory management, concurrency, performance).
  • •Experience building and modernizing legacy codebases (10+ years) without breaking critical payment flows.
  • •Proficiency with build systems, with Bazel experience highly valued, plus toolchain and cross-compilation understanding.
  • •Experience with payment processing or financial transaction systems, including PCI-DSS compliance knowledge and/or gateway integrations.
Experience:7+ yearsPaymentsFinancial transactionsReal-time systemsLegacy systemsEvent streaming
Skills:Systems thinkerStrategic modernizerSecurity-first mindsetPragmatic problem solvingCollaborative communication
Tech Stack:C++CC++17RustBazelGRPCClangLinux/UnixWindowsMSVCRAIIIPCKafkaOpenSSLHTTP/HTTPSRESTPCI-DSSEncryption

Company Brief

Live Nation Entertainment
Operates a global live entertainment platform that promotes concerts, manages ticketing, and runs venues and festivals. Connects artists, fans, and brands through large-scale events, sponsorships, and digital ticketing services.
Industry: Events & Live Entertainment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Beverly Hills, United States
Founded: 2010
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