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Resident Advisor Tech Stack

Electronic music media, events, and ticketing platform for global dance communities

Music London, London 51–200 employees Founded 2001 Privately Held

Resident Advisor operates a 6-million-user platform serving the electronic music ecosystem through news, club listings, ticketing, and events. The stack (Node.js, .NET, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Kubernetes on AWS/GCP) reflects backend complexity driven by traffic spikes and high-volume listing ingestion — pain points the engineering team is actively addressing through infrastructure scaling. Hiring velocity is accelerating across engineering, finance, and partnerships roles, with a leadership gap in people operations and a push to strengthen financial controls and treasury management across multiple currencies.

Tech Stack 21 technologies

Core StackNode.js .NET SQL Server PostgreSQL Elasticsearch Redis Kubernetes AWS Terraform Kafka Datadog GraphQL Python dbt AWS EKS Bash PowerShell Meltano GCP Azure Jinja

What Resident Advisor Is Building

Challenges

  • Scaling high-traffic backend infrastructure
  • Handling massive traffic spikes
  • Strengthening financial controls framework
  • Managing treasury across multiple currencies
  • Foreign tax compliance
  • Maintaining local content accuracy
  • Identifying ticketing partnerships
  • Keeping local content accurate
  • Spotting commercial opportunities
  • Maintaining relationships with venues

Active Projects

  • Developing graphql gateways
  • Creating internal tooling
  • Group consolidation model improvement
  • Cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning
  • Promoter and venue onboarding
  • Growth and relationships
  • Adding and enriching listings
  • Feeding editorial ideas
  • Supporting outreach to venues
  • Skill development programs

Hiring Activity

Accelerating10 roles · 10 in 30d

Department

Engineering
4
Finance
2
Marketing
2
HR
1
Sales
1
Support
1

Seniority

Senior
7
Lead
2
Junior
1
Manager
1

Notable leadership hires: People Lead, Partnerships Lead

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About Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor, founded in 2001, is an independent music media brand connecting dance and electronic music communities globally. The platform combines editorial journalism, club and event listings, ticketing, and branded events at venues and festivals worldwide, reaching over 6 million monthly users. Revenue streams include advertising, ticketing, and events. Operations span multiple countries with bases in the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany. The company is structured as a B Corp and operates Doors Open, a not-for-profit jobs board for the electronic music industry.

HeadquartersLondon, London
Company Size51–200 employees
Founded2001
Hiring MarketsUnited States, Germany, United Kingdom

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does Resident Advisor use?

Node.js and .NET for backend services, PostgreSQL and SQL Server for databases, Elasticsearch for search, Kafka for event streaming, Kubernetes for orchestration, and AWS/GCP for cloud infrastructure. Python, GraphQL, dbt, and Meltano support data and API layers.

Where is Resident Advisor headquartered?

London, United Kingdom. The company also maintains operations and hiring in the United States and Germany.

How this profile is built

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