Staff Frontend Engineer

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 Staff Frontend Engineer to join our Fraud & Risk team and support our mission.

This role can be based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.

About the Role

• Design, build, deploy, and support engineering solutions to manage and fight fraud - you’ll contribute to projects from the initial design process all the way to deployment
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, product managers, and operations teams to efficiently detect bad activity
• Develop customer-facing flows and experiences that ensure that creators stay safe and Patreon has the right information to keep them safe
• Consistently level up our bad activity detection systems and algorithms so creators can focus on what matters most: their creativity and livelihood!

About You

• 10+ years of experience in software development, primarily on frontend
• In depth knowledge of Typescript/Javascript
• Experience with React and React Native
• Good knowledge and understanding of modern web technologies, specifically GraphQL and REST
• Experience with build tools like Webpack, Babel, and CircleCI
• Enforces a high standard of quality and craft with an eye for UX and engineering detail

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.