Senior Software Engineer, Product Foundations

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

- $10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception

- 100 million+ free memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and

- 25 million+ paid memberships on Patreon today.

We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Product Foundations to support our mission.

This role is based in San Francisco and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.

About the Team

The Product Foundations team at Patreon designs and builds shared backend services in partnership with product engineering teams, enabling scalable systems that power both new and existing features. The team also collaborates closely with backend and infrastructure teams to deliver a modular data abstraction layer.

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Patreon, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend systems that power our platform. You will collaborate with other engineers and product managers to build and maintain reliable and efficient systems that support Patreon's growth.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Designing and implementing backend systems that handle millions of requests per day

- Writing efficient, scalable, and maintainable code

- Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks

- Building our robust APIs that support our web and mobile applications

- Collaborating with other backe...