Fullstack Engineer, Patreon
Creation
$212-318k
+ Equity
More information about location
2 days a week in office
Funding platform for creatives
Open for applications
Funding platform for creatives
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$212-318k
+ Equity
More information about location
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To put creators in control of their work and their futures by strengthening the bond between them and their communities.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in backend software development
- In depth knowledge of Python, Go, PHP, Java or a similar general purpose language
- Strong understanding of web servers, API design frameworks, and data modeling
- Understanding of performance profiling and best-practices for database query optimization
- Excellent communication skills to drive requirements gathering, decision-making, and knowledge sharing
- Holds a high standard of quality and craft with an eye for product excellence and engineering detail
- A track record of building systems with attention to detail, high reliability, and high throughput
- Penchant for solving complex requirements with elegant and simple solutions
- Enthusiastic about building for creators
- If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you
What the job involves
- 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 Full Stack Software Engineer to support our mission
- This role is based in New York and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model
- The Creation team helps creators express their full creativity on Patreon. We build and maintain tools for media and newsletter creation that are distributed across mobile, web and email. We are a New York based, cross-functional product engineering team focused on delivering measurable value to creators
- Lead development of key products that enhance the experience of Patreon creators
- Work with a team of engineers to break down and solve complex problems
- Exemplify and drive adoption of best practices in the areas of system design, performance, and testing
- Collaborate cross-functionally and cross-team to build products that holistically meet user needs
- Partner to build and adapt engineering systems and solutions that will accelerate the team’s engineering velocity
- Mentor and guide more junior engineers towards success
Our take
Creatives face two major struggles in the online space: getting eyes (or ears) on their work, and getting paid for it. Patreon was founded to solve both problems with a platform that would provide a space for creators to host and promote their work, and offer supporters a way to show their support through a regular paid subscription.
Patreon has been a leader in the content subscription space since its founding, but recently has come under pressure from newer rivals such as Substack and Ko-fi. It has maintained its position by shifting its focus from being primarily a marketplace for supporters to find creatives that interest them to being a toolbox for content creators to promote their work. While the site's creatives value this approach it remains to be seen whether Patreon will be able to return to the growth it was enjoying in previous years.
Despite the inroads made by competitors and a troubling global economic outlook making finances tougher for content creators and their supporters, Patreon is still a leader in its space, with over 250,000 active creators having made $3.5B through the platform.
Steph
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$155m
SERIES F
Sep 2020
$90m
SERIES E
Total funding: $352.1m
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans are available to our US employees and their dependents. Our plans have a nationwide network and we also cover a primary care concierge membership.
- Balance & Wellness: We offer a generous Flexible Time Off policy, in addition to days throughout the year where everyone takes the same day off to recharge our batteries. Employees and their dependents also have access to therapy, coaching, and Employee Assistance Programs services.
- Family Planning: We provide 20 weeks of paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits, as well as an annual stipend for new additions to your families (including pets!).
- Lifestyle & Learning: You’ll have stipends to fund your personal lifestyle and to support your favorite creators on Patreon, as well as an annual stipend for learning and development.
- Hybrid Work: Our offices are in San Francisco, New York, and Porto. Plus, we have more teammates working remotely around the world.
- Financial Support: We offer employer matching for our retirement plans and Health Savings Account (HSA), as well as access to 1:1 financial guidance with a Certified Financial Planner.
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jack Conte
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Stanford with a degree in Music. Created musical content on Youtube as Pomplamoose before founding Patreon.
Sam Yam
(Co-Founder, CTO & President)Worked in Analytics and Engineering roles at Yahoo, Ning and Loopt. Previously founded mobile advertising company AdWhirl, which was acquired by Google.
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