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About the role
Lead and grow multiple Platform & Infrastructure Engineering teams, including backend services, APIs, developer platforms, reliability foundations and AI enablement Own the technical strategy and roadmap for scaling Patreon’s platform as usage, content, and integrations grow Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in engineering management
- Experience leading platform, infrastructure, or foundational backend teams
- Proven track record scaling a consumer product, UGC platform, or marketplace to millions of users
- Strong background in distributed systems, APIs, and service-oriented architectures
- Experience operating production systems with high availability and performance requirements
More about this role
Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.
Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:
$10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception
100 million+ free memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and
25 million+ paid memberships on Patreon today.
We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for a Director of Platform Engineering to support our mission.
This role is based in New York or San Francisco and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.
We’re looking for a Director of Platform Engineering to lead the teams responsible for the core infrastructure and platform services that power Patreon’s product and ecosystem.
Scaled a consumer, UGC, or marketplace platform to...
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