Software Engineer — Backend
Rome · Hybrid
You'll help make Ticketoo the most trusted secondary ticketing platform in Europe, and take ground away from touts one verified ticket at a time.
An honest alternative to touting, born in Rome in 2022.
Ticketoo is a fan-to-fan marketplace to buy and sell tickets for concerts, sports, theatre and clubs. The rule is simple and non-negotiable: the resale price can never exceed the ticket's face value, and every ticket is verified before it changes hands. No mark-ups, no ghost tickets.
Born from an idea at university, today we're a small team that moves fast, backed by investors such as Innova Venture and Digital Magics — and we keep growing together with the people we bring on board.
500K+
Fans who have swapped tickets safely.
2022
Year founded, in Rome.
10
People on the team — you included, if you join us.
You'll report directly to Andrea, CTO and co-founder.
Andrea Giorgi
Co-founder & CTO LinkedIn
Andrea has led engineering at Ticketoo since day one: he wrote the platform's first lines of code and still writes code every week, alongside the team. You'll work closely with him — no middle layers, no processes slowing down a technical decision.
In a team of 10 people, ownership is real: the features you propose reach production, the bugs you find are yours to fix, and architecture choices are discussed together, not inherited from a document someone else wrote last year.
And the rest of the Tech team
Daniele
Software Engineer — Web
Riccardo
Software Engineer — App
Gabriel
Product Design
What you'll work on
API & backend:
design, build and optimise the REST APIs that power searches, purchases and sales for hundreds of thousands of fans.Database & data layer:
model and manage data on relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB/BigQuery), optimising schemas, queries and performance.Ticket verification and anti-fraud:
contribute to the systems — AI-based ones too — that stop a fake or duplicate ticket from ever reaching a fan.Cloud & DevOps:
deploy and manage environments on AWS/GCP, with Docker, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu).Performance & scalability:
find bottlenecks and handle the real, not simulated, peaks of on-sale openings and high-demand drops.End-to-end:
follow every feature from idea to deploy, side by side with Andrea (CTO) and the rest of the team.
What we're looking for
2–4 years of experience:
in backend development, with solid foundations in Python and Django — FastAPI is a plus too.Relational and non-relational databases:
PostgreSQL and MongoDB, plus familiarity with Git and collaborative workflows.Cloud and deploy:
AWS or GCP, with hands-on experience of Docker and CI/CD pipelines.Security and reliability:
here every bug touches a real payment, or a real fan's real ticket.End-to-end mindset:
autonomy, ownership, a feature taken from idea to deploy.Nice to have:
IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu), data pipelines and BigQuery, experience in startups or high-traffic marketplaces, a passion for concerts, sports or live events.
The terms, no surprises.
28–35K €
Gross annual salary, based on experience
Hybrid
Based in Rome, office and remote
7 €
Meal vouchers for every day worked
Welfare
Company welfare plan
Real ownership
Your decisions reach production, not an endless backlog
Laptop & training
Company laptop and ongoing training, from day one
Four steps, no weeks of silence.
Application
Send us your CV and a few lines about yourself: we actually read them, no ATS sorting them for us.
Intro call with the team
We tell each other who we are: the role, the team, what you're looking for.
Technical interview with Andrea (CTO)
We talk about code, real architecture choices, and how we tackle problems every week at Ticketoo.
In-person meeting at Ticketoo HQ
In Rome, with the team: to see how we really work together, not just on paper.