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Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform
San Francisco · Staff+
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About the role
- Designing and implementing backend systems that handle millions of requests per day
- Writing efficient, scalable, and maintainable code
- Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks
Responsibilities
- Building robust APIs that support our web and mobile applications
- Collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality features on time
- Writes clearly for technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborates effectively across engineering and product teams to scope and ship features
- You will collaborate with engineers and product managers to build and maintain reliable, efficient systems that support Patreon's growth.
- 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.
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
- 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.
Compensation
- 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 stipen
Company info
- As a Staff Backend Platform Software Engineer at Patreon, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend systems that power our creator membership platform.
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