Patreon, a leading platform in the creator economy with over $8B earned since inception, is seeking a Staff Frontend Engineer to join their Home Team. This role is crucial in shaping the Home experience, where members discover and engage with creators' content. The position offers a hybrid work model in either New York or San Francisco, requiring 2 days per week in office.
As the Web expert on a cross-functional team, you'll work alongside backend and machine learning engineers to optimize content discovery and engagement. The role focuses on building high-quality, performant, and personalized experiences in the Patreon web app, ensuring fans stay connected with their favorite creators' content.
The ideal candidate brings 6-7+ years of experience in web application development, with expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks like React. You'll be responsible for architecting new features, integrating recommendation systems, and optimizing frontend performance while working closely with product, design, and data teams.
Patreon offers an attractive compensation package ranging from $246.4K to $369.6K, along with comprehensive benefits including equity, healthcare, unlimited PTO, and 401k matching. The company culture emphasizes putting creators first, building with craft, making things happen, and winning together.
The platform serves over 300k creators monthly, with 30M free new memberships in their first year and 10M paying fans monthly. This role presents an opportunity to impact the creator economy directly while working with a talented team dedicated to funding the creative class.
Working at Patreon means joining a mission-driven company that values diversity, equality, and inclusion. The company provides equal opportunities regardless of background and encourages applications from candidates who share their passion for empowering creators, even if they don't match every requirement perfectly.