Backend Engineer, Creator Experience

About Patreon

Patreon is the best place for creators to fire up their fandoms, share exclusive work, and turn their passions into lasting creative businesses. Over 250,000 podcasters, writers, musicians, artists, and other creative people use Patreon to reach their biggest fans directly and earn an income for the value they provide. Creators can offer paid memberships that unlock access to exclusive work and community, or sell individual digital items from their own Patreon shops.

About The Role

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. As a Backend Engineer, you will build products that maximize the reach and ROI of Patreon creators. You will engineer tools and products with high craft that maximize simplicity and power. You will synthesize feedback from user research, interviews, market insights and trends to build components that solve our users’ most immediate problems. You will employ an iterative approach to development with a focus on shipping evolutionary releases that culminate in revolutionary products. You will work hand in hand with cross-functional partners to refine and deliver new features. You will contribute to company-wide efforts to refine our front-end tech stack.

About You

You have 3+ years of experience in backend software development and demonstrated skill using Python, PHP, Java or a similar general purpose language. You understand web servers, API design frameworks, and data modeling. You possess excellent communication skills to facilitate requirements gathering, decision-making, and knowledge sharing. You hold a high standard of quality and craft with an eye for quality solutions and engineering detail. You have a track record of building systems with high reliability, and high throughput. You have a penchant for solving complex requirements with elegant and simple solutions. You are enthusiastic about building for creators.

About Our Team

Our team is passionate about making our mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts: Put Creators First, Build with Craft, Make it Happen, and Win Together. We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds across the organization. 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.

Benefits
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competitive salary
equity plans
healthcare
unlimited paid time off
company holidays
recharge days
commuter benefits
lifestyle stipends
learning and development stipends
patronage
parental leave
401k plan with matching

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