Patreon - Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform
Requirements
• 8+ years of experience in backend software engineering, or equivalent demonstrated experience • Strong experience with Python or a similar language • Strong understanding of software design patterns and principles • Experience with relational databases (such as PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (such as Redis) • Experience with container orchestration (such as Kubernetes) • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and development • Writes clearly for technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborates effectively across engineering and product teams to scope and ship features • Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices • Bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent • 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.
Responsibilities
• 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 engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality features on time • 8+ years of experience in backend software engineering • Strong experience with Python or a similar language. • Strong understanding of software design patterns and principles • Experience with relational databases (such as PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (such as Redis) • Experience with container orchestration (such as Kubernetes) • Strong communication and collaboration skills • Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and development • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver high-quality work on time • 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. • Put Creators First | • Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve. • Build with Craft | • Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver. • Make it Happen | • Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team. • Win Together |
Benefits
• $257.5K – $386K • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Patreon User / Fan • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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