Senior Frontend Engineer, Fraud & Risk at Patreon | Powderkeg

Do you believe that creators should have the ability to get paid for the value they give to their fans?

We do, which is why we're building Patreon, a platform that powers membership services for creators with established followings. Patreon strives to provide creators with insight, education, and tools that make it possible to retain creative control while running their creative business, so creators can focus on creating and energizing their fanbases.

Our user base has doubled in the last year alone, and we have paid over $3.5 billion directly to creators on our platform. In order to support this level of growth, we are looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer, Fraud & Risk team.

What you will do

  • Lead and contribute to the design and development of a new suite of product capabilities at Patreon
  • Advocate for best patterns and practices in the area system design, performance, and testing
  • Foster clarity and alignment on technical vision and direction
  • Advocate for engineering systems and solutions that will accelerate product development in the long-run
  • Write clear and concise technical documentation on system design and implementation
  • Build a strong product-minded, engineering culture by mentoring and guiding engineers

Skills and experience you possess

  • 5+ years of experience in software development, primarily on frontend
  • Enforces a high standard of quality and craft with an eye for UX and engineering detail
  • In depth knowledge of 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
  • Preference for practicality over dogmatism
  • Penchant for solving complex requirements with elegant and simple solutions

Who You'll Work With:

At Patreon, you'll join a high-performing and highly-empathetic team of people who proudly work on fulfilling our mission of funding the creative class. Our culture of creator-first, thoughtful teammates keeps work creative, stretching, and rewarding.

Our Core Values:

  • Put Creators First. WHEN CREATORS WIN, WE WIN.
  • Build with Craft. WE SIGN OUR NAME TO EVERY DELIVERABLE.
  • Make it Happen. WE DON’T QUIT, WE LEARN AND DELIVER.
  • Win Together. WE GROW AS INDIVIDUALS, WE WIN AS A TEAM.

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Job Summary
  • Job Title
    Senior Frontend Engineer, Fraud & Risk
  • Company
    Patreon
  • Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Employment Type
    Full time
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