Software Engineer - Standards & Enforcement

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Substack · 2 months ago

Software Engineer - Standards & Enforcement

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $260K/yr

5+ years exp

Substack is a platform where journalists, writers, and creators build direct relationships with their audiences through paid subscriptions. The role of Systems Engineer in the Standards & Enforcement team involves developing trust and safety features, ensuring content guidelines and legal compliance, and combating platform abuse, all while upholding the company's commitment to free speech.

MarketingMedia and EntertainmentPublishingContent CreatorsEmail MarketingNewsSubscription Service

H1B Sponsored

Top Investors

Unicorn with $1.1B valuation

Why Join Us

Raised $100M Series C, expanding into video, podcasts, and Substack TV

Glassdoor 4.8/5 with 100% recommending; team from diverse backgrounds in media, publishing, and tech

Many team members are creators themselves; collaborative culture that values individuals

Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally to build robust trust & safety features into the Substack product

Build systems that balance user experience with platform safety, and own projects end-to-end

Qualification

Software engineeringBackend developmentAbuse detection systemsTypescriptNode/ExpressReactPostgresRedisDynamoDBHigh standardsPride in workBelief in missionCollaborationLeadership

Required

5+ years of software engineering experience

Can contribute across the full web stack, with strong backend experience

Strong candidates will have experience building and maintaining abuse detection systems at scale

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 thinkers while bringing our own unique experience and background to the team

Believe in Substack's mission to build a better business model for writing

Preferred

Familiarity with Typescript, Node/Express, React, Postgres, Redis, and DynamoDB

Benefits

Equity for all full time roles

Exceptional benefits

Company

Substack

A platform where journalists, writers, and creators build direct relationships with their audiences through paid subscriptions. Over 5M paid subscriptions.

Founded in 2017

San Francisco, California, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.substack.com

H1B Sponsorship

Substack has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

57%

Represents job field similar to this job

Engineering and Development

Sales

Customer Service and Support

Product Management

Trends of Total Sponsorships

*2025 (8)

2024 (1)

2022 (3)

2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$200.23M

Key Investors

Bond,TCGAndreessen HorowitzFifty Years

2026-01-01Secondary Market

2025-07-17Series C

• $100M

2024-11-12Series Unknown

• $10M

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