Patreon The Software Engineer, Backend at Patreon owns and delivers backend projects supporting user-facing product features. The role involves designing scalable services, APIs, and data models while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Own and deliver well-scoped backend projects from technical design through implementation, testing, launch, monitoring, and iteration
Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable services, APIs, and data models that support user-facing product features
Partner with frontend engineers, product managers, designers, and data partners to clarify requirements, define API contracts, and deliver complete product experiences
Make thoughtful technical tradeoffs that balance product needs, delivery timelines, performance, and long-term system health
Improve the reliability, performance, and maintainability of existing backend systems
Debug production issues and support the ongoing health of the systems you build
Contribute to technical design discussions and code reviews, sharing knowledge and learning from teammates
Learn unfamiliar systems and product areas, contributing across the stack when needed while maintaining a backend focus
Qualification
Experience with SQLExperience testingBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMake it Happen | We don’t quit
Required
3+ years of professional software development experience, or equivalent demonstrated experience, including independently delivering well-scoped backend projects for user-facing products
Proficiency in Python or a comparable backend language, including experience building and maintaining services and APIs
Experience with SQL, relational databases, and data modeling
Experience testing, debugging, monitoring, and supporting backend systems in production
Ability to design backend components and make thoughtful tradeoffs around reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to identify risks early, navigate changing requirements, and connect technical decisions to customer and business outcomes
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide. 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.
Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:
Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.
Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.
Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver.
