Staff Frontend Engineer

Patreon is a media and community platform where creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. Over 300k creators are cultivating fandoms and building their businesses each month. Creators can offer free memberships to fans looking to explore more of their work, paid memberships to give access to exclusive media and community, or sell directly to fans with Shops.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we’re leaders in that space, with:

• 8B+ earned since Patreon’s inception

• 30M free new memberships in the first year of launching that option, and

• 10M fans paying each month for exclusive access to creators’ work and community.

We’re continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator products 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.