Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer
PatreonSan Francisco, California, United States • New York, New York, United States
Posted October 16, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Patreon is a platform that empowers creators to build communities with their fans, offering exclusive content and financial support. With services spanning video creation, music, podcasts, gaming, and more, Patreon aims to enable artists and developers to turn their passions into sustainable careers.
Job Description
Patreon is a media and community platform for creators, helping them generate revenue and connect with fans. They are seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer to design and lead the technical direction for recommendation and search systems, impacting fan discovery and creator growth. This role will be based in either New York or San Francisco, requiring hybrid work.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience in applied machine learning, with a focus on search, ranking, or recommendation systems.
- Proven experience designing and deploying production ML systems serving millions of users.
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Proficiency in backend development and experience integrating ML systems into production environments.
- Expertise in building and maintaining data pipelines, feature stores, and model observability systems.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Equity plans
- Healthcare
- Flexible time off
- Company holidays
