# Director of Platform Engineering at Patreon

- Company: Patreon
- Status: Open
- Workplace: Hybrid
- Location: San Francisco · New York
- Level: Principal
- Discipline: Engineering
- Employment: Full-time
- Salary: $340K–425K
- Posted: 2026-10-26
- Skills: Engineering
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/patreon/15729d0f-2e6a-4aec-a867-1b8b438ac088

## Description

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.



Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

 - $10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception

 - 100 million+ free memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and

 - 25 million+ paid memberships on Patreon today.

We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for a Director of Platform Engineering to support our mission.



This role is based in New York or San Francisco and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.



About the Team

We’re looking for a Director of Platform Engineering to lead the teams responsible for the core infrastructure and platform services that power Patreon’s product and ecosystem.

This role is ideal for a senior engineering leader who has:

 - Scaled a consumer, UGC, or marketplace platform to millions of users

 - Led infrastructure and/or platform teams supporting product engineering at scale

 - Operated in environments with high availability, bursty traffic, and complex distributed systems

You’ll partner closely with Product, Security, Data, and Product Engineering leaders to ensure

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