Patreon
Membership platform for creators to monetize work and engage fans.
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- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 1,200
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Jack Conte
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Series F · $155M · 2021
About
Patreon is a subscription‑based platform that enables creators—ranging from musicians and podcasters to writers and game developers—to monetize their work directly through fan support. By offering tools for exclusive content, community engagement, and recurring revenue, Patreon empowers creators to build sustainable businesses around their passions. The company’s distinctive value lies in its focus on fostering authentic fan‑creator relationships, providing a streamlined technology stack that supports a diverse array of creative disciplines. This approach positions Patreon as a leading ecosystem for creative independence and financial freedom in the digital content industry.
Open positions
Director of Platform Engineering
Senior engineering leadership role at Patreon directing the platform and infrastructure teams behind core backend services, APIs, developer tooling, and reliability. Sets technical strategy for scaling the creator platform; needs 10+ years engineering and 5+ years management. Based in San Francisco or New York on a hybrid model (2 office days/week).
Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Build and scale Patreon’s data pipelines and streaming platforms (Kafka, Spark, Airflow) to power real-time features, analytics, and ML systems for creators and fans.