Substack · 2 hours ago
Systems Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $260K/yr
5+ years expSubstack is building a new economic engine for culture, giving the brightest, most interesting, and most creative people on the internet the power of their own publishing platform. Systems Engineers at Substack are responsible for building the foundational infrastructure, tooling, and systems that enable product engineering and feature development.
Content CreatorsMedia and EntertainmentNewsPublishingSubscription Service
Responsibilities
Build out Substack’s platforms to scale with growing traffic and a multitude of services to support writer and reader communities
Contribute to the whole product process in collaboration with designers, writers, support staff, and others. From product concept and research to implementation and deployment, we expect you to own your work and deliver high-quality solutions
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience
Can contribute across the full web stack, with a focus on building resilient, scalable backend systems
Independent and autonomous. We're too small to micromanage, and expect that every person at the company owns their work and can be a leader
Hold yourself and others to a high standard when working on production systems
Take pride in building elegant and delightful product experiences. Substack works best when it gets out of the way so writers can focus on writing and connecting with their readers
Enjoy collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders while bringing your own unique experience and background to the team
Believe in Substack's mission to build a better business model for writing
Preferred
It's helpful if you know some of these technologies already, if not, we'll be excited to help you learn
Benefits
Equity for all full-time roles
Exceptional benefits
Company
Substack
Substack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform for independent writers.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$200.23MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzFifty YearsY Combinator
2025-07-17Series C· $100M
2024-11-12Series Unknown· $10M
2023-05-26Equity Crowdfunding· $7.81M
Leadership Team
Hamish McKenzie
Co-founder and Chief Writing Officer
Jairaj Sethi
CTO
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