Job Title: Senior Software Engineer, Identity and Access Company Name: Patreon Job Url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/patreon/e9cf3ccd-72b3-48a9-adfe-801d2df7c787?utm_source=jobright&jr_id=69a5ed290da45516f16eb70d Job Description: About the Team Patreon's Identity and Access team builds and maintains core Patreon systems related to user identity and authentication. They work on projects such as identity verification, user authentication, and account takeover detection and prevention. This team is part of Patreon’s Risk Engineering org that also includes Information Security and Safety engineering. 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. About the Role Provide technical leadership on a range of identity and access related projects. Design, build, and deploy core Patreon systems such as multi-factor authentication flows, ID verification systems, and account takeover detections. Engage with stakeholders to define requirements and balance a range of security, privacy, and compliance needs. Drive technical design of components that are scalable, well tested, and are easy to maintain. Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, designers, and other engineers to deliver high quality features. Champion innovative solutions that improve security and usability for creators and their fans. Contribute to growth and maturity of the team by improving processes, providing mentorship, and helping to expand the organization. About You A strong candidate will have most (but need not have all) of the following: You have 6+ years of experience in software development. You have strong experience with Python or a similar language. You have experience designing and building identity or authentication systems. You are familiar with the security and privacy concerns inherent to dealing with identity data or authentication flows. You’re comfortable with data storage techniques and understand how data modeling, performance, and reliability intersect in real-world systems. You’ve worked on consumer-facing features where quality, experience, and emotional feel matter. You’re energized by fast iteration: shipping MVPs, testing hypotheses, and evolving products based on what creators and fans respond to. You take pride in creating elegant solutions to messy, real-world problems and balancing pragmatic trade-offs. You build a strong product-minded engineering culture by mentoring and guiding engineers. You believe in Patreon’s mission: giving creators control over their work and building communities that feel good to be in. Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral 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.