Engineering Manager, Platform

3 Months ago • 6-8 Years • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

As Engineering Manager, Platform at Patreon, you will lead a team of backend and platform engineers. Responsibilities include defining and executing a platform roadmap balancing immediate needs with long-term architectural investments; collaborating with product, infrastructure, and cross-functional teams to ensure system performance, observability, and developer-friendliness; mentoring engineers and fostering a positive team culture; and participating in company-wide hiring. You'll be instrumental in ensuring Patreon's platform remains stable, fast, and scalable to support the growing needs of its creators. This role requires a systems-thinking approach, strong leadership skills, and a passion for building high-quality, developer-friendly tools.
Must have:
  • Lead engineering teams
  • Define platform roadmap
  • Ensure system performance
  • Mentor engineers
  • Collaborate cross-functionally
Perks:
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company holidays
  • Recharge days
  • Commuter benefits
  • Lifestyle stipends
  • Learning & development stipends
  • Patronage
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with matching
  • Healthcare

Job Details

Job Description

Patreon is a media and community platform where creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. Over 300k creators are cultivating fandoms and building their businesses each month. Creators can offer free memberships to fans looking to explore more of their work, paid memberships to give access to exclusive media and community, or sell directly to fans with Shops.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

  • 8B+ earned since Patreon's inception

  • 30M free new memberships in the first year of launching that option, and

  • 10M fans paying each month for exclusive access to creators' work and community.

We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator products with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for a Engineering Manager to support our mission

This role is based in San Francisco and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.

                                     

About the Role

  • Team Leadership: You'll lead a team of backend and platform engineers focused on building scalable infrastructure, improving developer experience, and driving operational excellence across Patreon’s engineering org.

  • Technical Strategy & Execution: You'll define and deliver on a platform roadmap that balances immediate reliability needs with long-term architectural investments.

  • Collaboration at Scale: You'll work closely with product teams, infrastructure, and cross-functional partners to ensure our backend systems are performant, observable, and developer-friendly.

  • Culture & Growth: You'll be responsible for mentoring engineers, fostering a healthy team culture, and helping grow the next generation of technical leaders at Patreon.

  • Mission-Driven Impact: Your work will directly support the creators who rely on Patreon by ensuring our platform is stable, fast, and built to scale with their ambitions.

  • Participate in company-wide hiring activities such as recruiting, interviewing, and closing top candidates.

About You

  • You’re a systems thinker who enjoys solving foundational engineering problems that create leverage for other teams — from infrastructure reliability to developer workflows.

  • You lead with empathy and clarity, balancing technical depth with people-first leadership. You care about growing engineers and building strong, inclusive teams.

  • You’re comfortable in complexity, whether it’s aligning across functions, wrangling legacy systems, or driving clarity in ambiguous situations.

  • You care deeply about quality and velocity, and you’re motivated by building tools and platforms that make engineering teams faster, safer, and happier.

  • You believe in Patreon’s mission, and you’re excited to build technology that supports creative independence and helps creators thrive.

About Patreon

Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:

  • Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win. 

  • 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. 

  • Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds across the organization. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you.

Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

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 stipends, patronage, parental leave, and 401k plan with matching.

Compensation Range: $246.4K - $369.6K

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