Substack · 1 day ago
Product Engineer - Community
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$140K/yr - $260K/yr
2+ years expSubstack is building a new economic engine for culture, giving creative people the power of their own publishing platform. The Product Engineer - Community will work on products and features that help creators connect and manage their community, contributing to product discussions and developing mobile and web applications.
Content CreatorsMedia and EntertainmentNewsPublishingSubscription Service
Responsibilities
Develop in the native mobile apps (iOS in Swift and/or Android in Kotlin) and backend/web frontend (Typescript/React) for creators and their audiences
Contribute to high level product and brainstorming discussions around Substack community experiences
Iterate on key flows in the Substack mobile apps and web platform, and run A/B tests
Collaborate with designers, writers, support staff, and many others. From product concept and research to implementation, experimentation, and measurement, we expect you to own your work and deliver high-quality solutions
Work directly with customers to solve their problems. The entire company (CEO included) participates in customer support in order to drive empathy for our users and help us build better products
Qualification
Required
At least 2+ years of software engineering experience with mobile and/or full stack web development. More than one platform is a plus
Experience working on a consumer facing software product, large or small
Willingness to work across the tech stack and learn unfamiliar programming languages
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 creators can focus on writing and connecting with their readers
Enjoy collaboration with a diverse group of thinkers while bringing your own unique experience and background to the team
Believe in Substack's mission to build a better business model for writing
Have a degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
Preferred
Experience at a fast-growing startup is not required, but is a plus
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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2025 (8)
2024 (1)
2022 (3)
2021 (2)
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
Recent News
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