Company brief · updated 2026-10-19
substack.com · B2B · The app for independent voices
Today: Creator subscriptions: "90% goes to you. The rest powers the platform that supports your work." (site)
Roles: Product Operations, Brand Partnerships · Product Manager - Sponsorships · Full Stack Software Engineer - Sponsorships · Sales Manager, Brand Partnerships · Creative Strategist, Brand Partnerships
Requirements mention: "building its sponsorships business from the ground up" (Product Operations, Brand Partnerships) · "ad serving", "programmatic demand partners", "self-service buying" (Product Manager - Sponsorships) · "willingness to prototype", "ML technology" (Full Stack Software Engineer - Sponsorships) · "direct-sold sponsorships", "seven-figure deals", "pipeline", "forecast" (Sales Manager, Brand Partnerships) · "branded content", "brand RFP process" (Creative Strategist, Brand Partnerships)
Inference: Substack is adding a paid sponsorship line next to subscriptions. The build includes a direct sales team, creative and campaign staff, and ad-serving product work. Four of the five roles are in New York; the engineering role is in San Francisco (HQ).
Today: "No platform fees, no tiers, no contracts" and "90% goes to you" (site)
Roles: Full Stack Software Engineer - Payments
Requirements mention: "Stripe", "payment processors", "payment surfaces" (Full Stack Software Engineer - Payments) · "payout systems", "subscribe flow" (Full Stack Software Engineer - Payments)
Inference: the posting describes new payout systems, an A/B tested subscribe flow and gift subscriptions. This is one open role, so the signal is limited to payments work in San Francisco (HQ).
Today: "Built-in tools" (site heading)
Roles: Full Stack Software Engineer - Enterprise
Requirements mention: "email automations", "audience segmentation", "analytics", "external APIs" (Full Stack Software Engineer - Enterprise)
No inference (single role). The posting describes features for creators growing audiences and businesses on Substack: website customization, email automations, segmentation, analytics and external APIs. The role is in New York.
Today: "A network that grows with you" (site heading)
Roles: Full Stack Software Engineer - Growth · Product Analyst
Requirements mention: "experiments", "discovery engines" (Full Stack Software Engineer - Growth) · "retention curves", "cohort analysis", "growth accounting", "A/B test" (Product Analyst)
No inference (weak signal). Both postings describe experiment-driven work on bringing in new readers and creators and keeping them. Both roles are in San Francisco (HQ).
Today: "Chat" (site navigation) and "Great discussions" (site heading)
Roles: Full Stack Software Engineer - Community
Requirements mention: "Substack Chat", "DMs" (Full Stack Software Engineer - Community)
No inference (single role). The posting describes work on community products ranging from DMs to Substack Chat to new products. The role is in San Francisco (HQ).
Today: The site does not describe events; the posting ties them to Substack's mission "to be a new home of culture"
Roles: Events Lead, UK & International · Head of Events
Requirements mention: "experiential event marketing", "ROI tracking", "measurement frameworks" (both roles) · "global events budget", "sponsored events", "partnerships", "coach and develop event producers" (Head of Events)
No inference (weak signal). The postings describe a year-round events programme with a London-based lead and a New York-based head, both in Communications. The Head of Events posting lists sponsored events.
| Department | Open |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 4 |
| Communications | 3 |
| Sponsorships | 3 |
| Product | 2 |
| Operations | 2 |
| People | 1 |
| Data | 1 |
16 open roles across 8 departments: Engineering (5) is the largest, followed by Sponsorships (3), Communications (2) and Operations (2); all 16 are marked remote.
Seniority: Mid-level 6, senior 5, director 3, manager 2.
Skills named most: TypeScript (5), Node/Express (5), React (5), Postgres (5), SQL (3), APIs (3), ad serving (2), experiments (2), self-service buying (2), measurement frameworks (2), ROI tracking (2), experiential event marketing (2)
Locations: San Francisco (HQ) 8, New York 6, London 1, Remote 1. All 16 postings are marked remote; the Events Lead role is listed as London and the Standards & Enforcement Specialist role as Remote.
If you're applying: Engineers with TypeScript, Node/Express, React and Postgres have the most matching roles (5); four of those five are in San Francisco (HQ). Check each posting's listed requirements before applying, since they differ by role.
If you're selling or recruiting: Sponsorships is the largest new build-out, with 5 roles across Sponsorships, Product and Engineering in New York and San Francisco (HQ). Sales Manager, Brand Partnerships and Product Manager - Sponsorships are the roles to call about. Velocity is steady: 6 roles opened in the last 30 days and 5 in the prior 30 days, with 3 closed in the last 30 days.
| Title | Department | Location | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Manager - Payments | Product | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-10-22 |
| Senior Communications Manager, Shows | Communications | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-10-19 |
| Full Stack Software Engineer - Payments | Engineering | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-10-13 |
| Head of People | People | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-10-09 |
| Product Operations, Brand Partnerships | Sponsorships | New York (remote) | 2026-10-06 |
| Product Manager - Sponsorships | Product | New York (remote) | 2026-10-05 |
| Product Analyst | Data | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-10-01 |
| Full Stack Software Engineer - Enterprise | Engineering | New York (remote) | 2026-09-30 |
| Full Stack Software Engineer - Sponsorships | Engineering | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-09-15 |
| Events Lead, UK & International | Communications | London (remote) | 2026-09-11 |
| Head of Events | Communications | New York (remote) | 2026-09-10 |
| Full Stack Software Engineer - Growth | Engineering | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-08-19 |
| Director, Strategic Business Operations (BizOps) | Operations | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-07-30 |
| Sales Manager, Brand Partnerships | Sponsorships | New York (remote) | 2026-07-24 |
| Creative Strategist, Brand Partnerships | Sponsorships | New York (remote) | 2026-07-15 |
| IT Systems Administrator | Operations | San Francisco (HQ) (remote) | 2026-06-04 |