Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

2 Months ago • All levels

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Software Engineer with expertise in Python, SQL/Spark, Data Warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake), and orchestration tools (Airflow, DBT) to build and manage our data infrastructure.

Patreon is the best place for creators to build memberships by providing exclusive access to their work and a deeper connection with their communities. We’re building a content and community platform where creators can engage directly with their fans and monetize their creativity, while maintaining full ownership over the work they make and the communities they create.

We’re leaders in the membership space with 250,000+ active creators and over $3.5 billion paid directly to creators on our platform. Our team is building tools to optimize the creator-to-fan relationship, including native video, enhanced podcasting features, improved creation tools, and new community experiences. We’re continuing to invest heavily in building the most talented team in the Creator Economy and are looking for a Software Engineer on our Data Infrastructure team to support our mission.

This role is available to those wishing to work in our San Francisco or New York offices on a hybrid work model or those wishing to be fully remote in the United States

About the Role

  • Work on a tight-knit team of highly motivated and experienced data engineers and data infra engineers with frequent collaboration with data scientists, product managers and the rest of engineering.

  • Help manage and build out our data platform and suite of data tools.

  • Be a driver of a data-centric culture at Patreon. Work autonomously on large green field initiatives and help define data best practices at the company.

About You

  • Expert in Python (or equivalent) and SQL / Spark. 

  • Experience standing up and managing Data Infrastructure including warehouses and lakes (Big Query, Snowflake, Delta Lake, etc) as well as orchestration tools and libraries (Airflow, DBT, etc).  

  • Experience architecting large, scalable systems.  Messaging systems, event systems, pubsubs, etc.  Experience building platform tooling to enable data self-service by engineers and data scientists. 

  • Enjoy collaborating with data scientists and product engineers. Comfortable playing the role of a Project Manager in order to drive results.

  • Highly motivated self-starter that is keen to make an impact and is unafraid of tackling large, complicated problems and putting in the work to ensure high craft deliverables.

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.

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: $168K - $230K

$168.0K - $230.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$199.0K/yr avg.
New York, New York, United States

About The Company

Patreon is the best place for creators to build community with their biggest fans, share exclusive work, and turn their passions into lasting creative businesses.


Hundreds of thousands of video creators, podcasters, musicians, writers, game developers, and more are achieving creative and financial freedom doing what they love on Patreon, powered directly by fans who love what they do.


Our endgame? A future where creators are in control, and real community thrives.

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