Full-Stack Engineer: Build Discovery & Growth for Creators

Substack; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for full-time roles

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Substack is seeking a software engineer to help writers earn more through new features, experiments, and optimized onboarding. You’ll collaborate with designers, product thinkers, and users to iterate quickly on live features and experiments that impact creator revenue and reader engagement.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and delivering delightful product experiences while advancing Substack’s mission to empower independent creators. A strong startup mindset is valued.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Independent and autonomous; able to own work and lead.
• Capable of building production-ready systems to a high standard.
• Experience collaborating with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop features that help writers make more money on Substack.
• Design and run experiments to improve signup conversion, first-action completion, and retention.
• Build tools to help new creators find an audience and publish regularly.
• Collaborate with designers, writers, support staff, and product teams; own your work end-to-end.
• Work with TypeScript (Node/Express, React) and Postgres; learn if needed.

Skills

Software engineering

Autonomy

Production systems

Collaborative teamwork

Growth mindset

Tools

TypeScript

Node/Express

React

PostgreSQL

Job description

Substack is seeking a software engineer to help writers earn more through new features, experiments, and optimized onboarding. You’ll collaborate with designers, product thinkers, and users to iterate quickly on live features and experiments that impact creator revenue and reader engagement.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and delivering delightful product experiences while advancing Substack’s mission to empower independent creators. A strong startup mindset is valued.