Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend Platform)

Join Patreon's Backend Platform team as a Senior Staff Software Engineer. In this role, you will define and drive the technical strategy for Patreon's backend platform and foundational infrastructure. You will lead the architecture and implementation of scalable distributed systems, APIs, event-driven systems, and platform services. You will also establish technical standards and best practices, partner with product engineering teams, and mentor staff and senior engineers across the organization.

• Definir y dirigir la estrategia técnica para la plataforma backend de Patreon y la infraestructura fundamental.
• Liderar la arquitectura y la implementación de sistemas distribuidos escalables, APIs, sistemas impulsados por eventos y servicios de plataforma.
• Establecer estándares técnicos y mejores prácticas en torno a la confiabilidad, el rendimiento, la escalabilidad y el mantenimiento.
• Experience in performance optimization across APIs, databases, caching layers, and distributed services
• Strong understanding of data modeling, storage systems, caching, queues, and event-driven architectures
• Strong operational excellence mindset, including incident response and production debugging
• Ability to communicate complex architectural trade-offs clearly in writing and in cross-functional forums
• Extensive experience building large-scale backend systems, with depth in distributed systems and platform architecture (typically 10+ years, or equivalent demonstrated expertise)
• Experience operating systems in cloud-native environments such as AWS and Kubernetes-based infrastructure
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Go, Java, or Rust
• Experience with databases, caching systems, and storage technologies (e.g. MySQL, Postgres, Redis, DynamoDB)
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, high-throughput APIs, and low-latency architectures that support millions of DAUs
• Experience mentoring Staff and Senior engineers and contributing to engineering culture through design reviews, documentation, or team standards
• 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