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Systems Engineers at Substack are responsible for building the foundational infrastructure, tooling, and systems that enable product engineering and feature development. We support Substack’s fast-growing product ecosystem at web scale and work closely across product teams to build the next generation of infrastructure for Substack.
Job Responsibility:
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
Own your work and deliver high-quality solutions
Requirements:
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
Hold yourself and others to a high standard when working on production systems
Take pride in building elegant and delightful product experiences
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