Responsibilities
- Write backend/full stack code as part of Patreon’s core product.
- Build and deploy user-facing systems such as multi-factor authentication flows, ID verification systems, and account takeover detections.
- Engage with stakeholders to define requirements and balance a range of security, privacy, and compliance needs.
- Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, designers, and other engineers to deliver high quality features.
- Champion innovative solutions that improve security and usability for creators and their fans.
- Contribute to growth and maturity of the team by improving processes, providing mentorship, and helping to expand the organization.
Requirements
- You have 2-3+ years of experience in software development.
- You have experience with Python or a similar language.
- You are familiar with the security and privacy concerns inherent to dealing with identity data or authentication flows.
- You’re comfortable with data storage techniques and understand how data modeling, performance, and reliability intersect in real-world systems.
- You’ve worked on consumer-facing features where quality, experience, and emotional feel matter.
- You’re energized by fast iteration: shipping MVPs, testing hypotheses, and evolving products based on what creators and fans respond to.
- You take pride in creating elegant solutions to messy, real-world problems and balancing pragmatic trade-offs.
- You believe in Patreon’s mission: giving creators control over their work and building communities that feel good to be in.
Nice to Have
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent
Benefits
- salary
- equity plans
- healthcare
- flexible time off
- company holidays and recharge days
- commuter benefits
- lifestyle stipends
- learning and development stipends
- patronage
- parental leave
- 401k plan with matching
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Team
Structure: part of Patreon’s Risk Engineering org that also includes Information Security and Safety Engineering.
Additional Information
- 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 need a reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know via email at accommodations@patreon.
