# Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform at Patreon

- Company: Patreon
- What the company does: Backed by Index, NEA and CRV.
- Company website: http://patreon.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $258K to $386K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/patreon/c277b009-0c9c-4ae7-a72b-56aaad0d985c
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/patreon-staff-software-engineer-backend-platform/

## About the role

Design and drive technical solutions for key systems within Patreon's backend platform and foundational infrastructure Lead architecture and implementation of scalable distributed systems, APIs, event-driven systems, and platform services

## What they're looking for

- Significant experience building large-scale backend systems, with depth in distributed systems and platform architecture (typically 6-8+ years, or equivalent demonstrated expertise)
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, high-throughput APIs, and low-latency architectures that support millions of DAUs
- Experience with databases, caching systems, and storage technologies (e.g. MySQL, Postgres, Redis, DynamoDB)
- Strong understanding of data modeling, storage systems, caching, queues, and event-driven architectures
- Experience in performance optimization across APIs, databases, caching layers, and distributed services
- Strong operational excellence mindset, including incident response and production debugging

Tags: Engineering