Patreon is on a virtuous mission, but struggles to execute that mission as effectively as possible
Patreon is on a virtuous mission, but struggles to execute that mission as effectively as possible
Strong mission. Passionate people. Collaborative and creative environment. In my time at Patreon, it was always clear that everyone on the team truly cared about funding the creative class.
Inconsistent and tumultuous leadership.
Engineering re-orgs and management changes.
These can be common things in the startup world, but they felt too frequent at Patreon. Hopefully, they're getting on a better track now.
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Senior Android Engineer
The usual recruiter screening, with advice around the upcoming interview questions (it's LeetCode all the way down). There's the phone screen, which was a basic LeetCode question. Then there was the hiring manager interview (soft skills), then an AP
Software Engineer
I have to agree with other reviewers here; the process seems ripe for bias. The company sends out a document on what they look for in interviews, including things such as collaboration and the ability to bounce ideas off the interviewer. Yet, during
Data Engineer
Technical Screen: * A small HackerRank/LeetCode question. Virtual Onsite: * 1 hour Python, Coding / Data Structures interview. * 1 hour Pipeline Design interview, based on a fictitious use case. * 1 hour SQL Query Optimization interview. * 45 minu
Senior Android Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2025The usual recruiter screening, with advice around the upcoming interview questions (it's LeetCode all the way down). There's the phone screen, which was a basic LeetCode question. Then there was the hiring manager interview (soft skills), then an AP
Software Engineer
United StatesMarch 16, 2023I have to agree with other reviewers here; the process seems ripe for bias. The company sends out a document on what they look for in interviews, including things such as collaboration and the ability to bounce ideas off the interviewer. Yet, during
Data Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2022Technical Screen: * A small HackerRank/LeetCode question. Virtual Onsite: * 1 hour Python, Coding / Data Structures interview. * 1 hour Pipeline Design interview, based on a fictitious use case. * 1 hour SQL Query Optimization interview. * 45 minu
