Engineering Manager, Discovery

1 Month ago • 2 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $246,000 PA - $369,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Patreon is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Discovery team, responsible for building key product surfaces like the homepage feed, search, explore, notifications, and email to help fans discover and connect with creators. This role involves managing engineers across iOS, Android, web, and backend platforms, partnering with cross-functional leaders to ship new user experiences, and iterating on features like Feed and Search. The manager will also collaborate with Relevance leads to integrate ML ranking models into product experiences. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of engineering management experience in a cross-platform team, experience leading consumer-facing product features, and a passion for helping fans discover creators and supporting Patreon's mission to fund the creative class. The position emphasizes building a healthy, high-trust engineering culture and fast-paced iteration.
Must have:
  • 2+ years engineering management experience
  • Led development of consumer-facing features
  • Comfortable with fast-paced iteration
  • Builds healthy engineering culture
  • Excited about fan discovery
  • Aligned with Patreon's mission
Good to have:
  • Experience with design review and UX work
  • Bachelor's degree in CS or related field
Perks:
  • Salary
  • Equity plans
  • Healthcare
  • Flexible time off
  • Company holidays and recharge days
  • Commuter benefits
  • Lifestyle stipends
  • Learning and development stipends
  • Patronage
  • Parental leave
  • 401k plan with matching

Job Details

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their communities and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live experiences, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.

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

  • $8 billion+ in revenue generated since Patreon's inception

  • 60 million+ free new memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and

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

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

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

About the Team

The Discovery team at Patreon helps fans explore and connect with creators. We build key product surfaces like the homepage feed, search, explore, notifications, and email that introduce fans to new creators and content. The team spans mobile, web, and backend engineering, working closely with design, PM, and GTM partners to deliver fan-forward experiences aligned with our strategic genre-focused roadmap.

About the Role

We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead our Discovery engineering team. In this role, you’ll manage engineers across iOS, Android, web, and backend working on discovery experiences. You’ll partner with cross-functional leaders to ship new UX, drive iteration on surfaces like Feed and Search, and play a key role in shaping how fans engage on Patreon every day. In this role you will be partnering with the Relevance leads to connect ML ranking models to these product experiences.

About You

  • 2+ years of engineering management in a cross-platform team (mobile, web, backend)

  • You’ve led development of consumer-facing product features

  • You’re comfortable with fast-paced iteration, design review, and UX workgo

  • You know how to build a healthy, high-trust engineering culture

  • You’re excited about helping fans discover creators

  • You’re aligned with Patreon’s mission to fund the creative class

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent

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 because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide. 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. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know via email at accomodations@patreon.

Patreon offers a competitive benefits package including and not limited to salary, equity plans, healthcare, flexible time off, company holidays and recharge days, commuter benefits, lifestyle stipends, learning and development stipends, patronage, parental leave, and 401k plan with matching.

Patreon operates under a hybrid work model, where employees based in office locations are expected to come into the office two days per week, excluding sick time and paid leave. The goal of this policy is to be intentional about the in-person time we spend together to strengthen the feeling of community at Patreon. Candidates outside of our office hubs are not expected to meet the same requirements.

At Patreon, we believe in fair and transparent pay. In compliance with New York and California pay transparency laws, we are sharing the expected salary range for this role.

The posted salary range is dependent on the location and the level. This range may encompass multiple levels within the role’s job family. The final offer will be based on candidate’s experience, skills, competencies, and geographic location, aligning with the appropriate job level within Patreon’s leveling framework. For remote employees located outside CA and NY, salary may vary based on location and local market conditions.

Patreon reserves the right to modify or update compensation and benefits at any time.

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