Staff iOS Engineer, Monetization

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 communities and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live experiences, 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:

• $8 billion+ in revenue generated since Patreon's inception

• 60 million+ free new memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and

• 10 million+ fans paying each month for exclusive access to creators' work and community.

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 Staff iOS Engineer 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 Team

The Fan Monetization team seeks to drive fan engagement, retention and activation in order to reinforce the value proposition: Patreon is the home for a creator’s true fans. Our team seeks to work at multiple points to accelerate the flywheel between members as they discover, engage, convert to membership and evangelize. We leverage tools to enhance the likelihood of conversion by building delightful, retentive experiences at key points of leverage.

About the Role

• Lead mobile development of products that maximize fan value for of Patreon users, making them more likely to convert and retain

• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and other engineers to design, build, and iterate on monetization features.

• Advocate for patterns and practices that optimize for reliability and developer velocity

• Drive clarity and alignment on technical vision and direction

• Work with a fully cross functional team to define and deliver new product features

• Build a strong product-minded engineering culture by mentoring and guiding engineers

About You

• 8+ years of experience in mobile software development

• Hold a high standard of quality and craft with an eye for excellent UX, engineering detail and high performance mobile products

• Comfortable with project leadership, including scoping, architecture and modeling, process refinement and delegation of responsibilities

• In depth knowledge of Swift

• Strong working knowledge of modern web technologies, specifically REST

• Preference for practicality over dogmatism

• Penchant for solving complex requirements with elegant and simple solutions

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent

About Patreon

Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:

• Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.

• Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.

• Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver.

• Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you.

Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know via email at accomodations@patreon.

Patreon offers a competitive benefits package including and not limited to salary, equity plans, healthcare, flexible time off, company holidays and recharge days, commuter benefits, lifestyle stipends, learning and development stipends, patronage, parental leave, and 401k plan with matching.

Patreon operates under a hybrid work model, where employees based in office locations are expected to come into the office two days per week, excluding sick time and paid leave. The goal of this policy is to be intentional about the in-person time we spend together to strengthen the feeling of community at Patreon. Candidates hired into remote-eligible roles are not expected to meet the same requirements.

At Patreon, we believe in fair and transparent pay. In compliance with New York and California pay transparency laws, we are sharing the expected salary range for this role.

The posted salary range is dependent on the location and the level. This range may encompass multiple levels within the role’s job family. The final offer will be based on candidate’s experience, skills, competencies, and geographic location, aligning with the appropriate job level within Patreon’s leveling framework. For remote employees located outside CA and NY, salary may vary based on location and local market conditions.

Patreon reserves the right to modify or update compensation and benefits at any time.