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.
Ultimately, our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we’re leaders in that space, having sent over $3.5 billion to creators since our founding. We’re continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator tools with the best team in the creator economy, and are looking for a Staff Frontend 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.
About the Role
Lead the design and development of key products that enhance the experience of Patreon creators
Work with teams of engineers to break down and solve complex problems
Establish and codify patterns and best practices in the areas of system design, performance, and testing
Collaborate cross-functionally to align product deliverables with a long-term technical vision
Partner to build and adopt engineering systems and solutions that will accelerate product development in the long-run
Build a strong product-minded engineering culture by mentoring and guiding engineers
About You
8+ years of experience in software development
Holds a high standard of quality and craft with an eye for UX and engineering detail
Comfortable with project leadership, including scoping, architecture and modeling, process refinement and delegation of responsibilities
In depth knowledge of Typescript/Javascript
Expertise in React, Node.js and Yarn/NPM with Next.js experience
Strong working knowledge of modern web technologies, specifically REST
Experience tuning build tools like Webpack, Babel, and CircleCI to make you and your teammates more efficient
Preference for practicality over dogmatism
Penchant for solving complex requirements with elegant and simple solutions
About Patreon
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.
Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.
Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.
Patreon offers a competitive benefits package including and not limited to salary, equity plans, healthcare, unlimited paid time off, company holidays and recharge days, commuter benefits, lifestyle stipends, learning and development stipends, patronage, parental leave, and 401k plan with matching.
Patreon is a monetization platform headquartered in San Francisco that provides business tools for content creators to run a subscription service and sell digital products. We offer our services to hundreds of creators, musicians, developers and more
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