Senior Staff Backend Platform Architect

Patreon; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

401k plan with matching

Healthcare

Job summary

Patreon is seeking a Senior Staff Backend Platform Engineer to be based in San Francisco. This role involves leading the technical strategy for the backend platform and working on scalable distributed systems. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in backend architecture and APIs, as well as a strong understanding of cloud-native environments.

Join our dynamic team and contribute to building foundational platform capabilities that support the growth of creators worldwide. The team collaborates closely to ensure product needs align with technical capabilities.

This position offers a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence two days a week, with a competitive benefits package including flexible time off and 401k matching.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building large-scale backend systems.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and high-throughput APIs.
• Experience with databases, caching systems, and storage technologies.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and event-driven architectures.
• Experience operating systems in cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical strategy for backend platform.
• Lead architecture and implementation of scalable distributed systems.
• Establish technical standards and best practices.
• Mentor staff and senior engineers through collaboration.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend architecture

APIs

Performance optimization

Cloud-native environments

Education

10+ years of relevant experience

Tools

MySQL

Postgres

Redis

DynamoDB

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Patreon is seeking a Senior Staff Backend Platform Engineer to be based in San Francisco. This role involves leading the technical strategy for the backend platform and working on scalable distributed systems. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in backend architecture and APIs, as well as a strong understanding of cloud-native environments.

Join our dynamic team and contribute to building foundational platform capabilities that support the growth of creators worldwide. The team collaborates closely to ensure product needs align with technical capabilities.

This position offers a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence two days a week, with a competitive benefits package including flexible time off and 401k matching.