The pandemic gave Vivid Seats the push to dive into fully building out “Vivid Streams,” a tracking hub for users to discover when and where artists were streaming. Everything came together quickly, but the timing played a large role in accelerating the product’s development. 

Vivid Seats have embarked on an ambitious mission to build a world-class engineering team in Chicago and we stopped by their offices to talk with a few of the minds behind the teams.

Stan Chia recently joined as Vivid Seats’ CEO in November  2018 — but his career working with exciting, fast-growing companies is nothing new. We caught up with Stan, who gave us an inside look into what’s going on at the company with him at the helm.

Taylor Rose

Updated on February 21, 2025

Learning new skills is critical in tech today. Here are top Chicago tech companies that want to help you grow.

Brigid Hogan

Updated on January 21, 2025

Discover growth, innovation and impactful roles at some of Chicago’s top hiring companies for 2025.

Conlan Carter

Updated on November 26, 2024

With a long history of iconic businesses, Chicago’s tech scene is continuing to carve new pathways into the future. Here are 14 companies celebrating new products, partnerships and open positions.

Taylor Rose

Updated on September 09, 2024

Talent leaders from Vivid Seats and Crafty explained what’s most important when creating a hybrid work environment.

These 14 Chicago leaders are looking for curious and collaborative engineers, data scientists and product experts.

Mia Goulart

Updated on June 21, 2024

Summer is heating up — and so is the city’s tech scene. Here are the companies to watch.