Senior Software Engineer (Identity & Access)

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience in software development
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• You have strong experience with Python or a similar language
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• You have experience designing and building identity or authentication systems
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• You are familiar with the security and privacy concerns inherent to dealing with identity data or authentication flows
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• You’re comfortable with data storage techniques and understand how data modeling, performance, and reliability intersect in real-world systems
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• You’ve worked on consumer-facing features where quality, experience, and emotional feel matter
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• You’re energized by fast iteration: shipping MVPs, testing hypotheses, and evolving products based on what creators and fans respond to
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• You take pride in creating elegant solutions to messy, real-world problems and balancing pragmatic trade-offs
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• You believe in Patreon’s mission: giving creators control over their work and building communities that feel good to be in
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• Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent
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• 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

What the job involves

• Patreon's Identity and Access team builds and maintains core Patreon systems related to user identity and authentication
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• They work on projects such as identity verification, user authentication, and account takeover detection and prevention
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• This team is part of Patreon’s Risk Engineering org that also includes Information Security and Safety Engineering
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• You’ll be part of Patreon’s larger engineering organization and will work with cross functional partners such as legal, compliance, security, trust and safety, and anti-fraud
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• Write backend/full stack code as part of Patreon’s core product
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• Design, build, and deploy user-facing systems such as multi-factor authentication flows, ID verification systems, and account takeover detections
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• Engage with stakeholders to define requirements and balance a range of security, privacy, and compliance needs
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• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, designers, and other engineers to deliver high quality features
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• Champion innovative solutions that improve security and usability for creators and their fans
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• Contribute to growth and maturity of the team by improving processes, providing mentorship, and helping to expand the organization