Engineering Manager, Platform

Job Description

Patreon is a media and community platform where creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class.

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’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.

_Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.