Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there's one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.
We're looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Consumer Revenue organization. You'll be working on systems that power user expression, digital commerce, and revenue-generating features that serve Discord's community. This includes building platforms for digital goods, user customization features, profile surfaces, and specialty software that allows users to express themselves while generating value for the business.
You'll work on features that serve 200M+ users, building everything from commerce flows and monetization systems to identity surfaces and user expression tools. In this role, you'll collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, Design, and other teams to create best-in-class consumer experiences. To learn more about Discord Engineering, take a look at our engineering blog!
What You'll Be Doing
- Build and enhance consumer-facing platforms including digital storefronts, commerce systems or profile surfaces, customization features, and user expression tools
- Own projects end to end by partnering with Product to refine requirements, create technical specs, and work closely with Design to execute and deliver best-in-class user experiences
- Work with a team of full-stack engineers to ship new consumer revenue features across Web, Android, and iOS
- Navigate simple to difficult tasks with comfort in ambiguous situations, contributing to a fast-paced product engineering team
- Contribute through rapid prototyping of new features and developing principled learnings through experimentation
What you should have
- 5+ years of software engineering experience. We primarily work in the web (React, TypeScript), Android (React Native, Kotlin), iOS (React Native, Objective-C, Swift), and backend (Python)
- Frontend-leaning with backend familiarity. Strong React and React Native skills with solid understanding of Python backend best practices
- Performance-focused mindset. Deep understanding of performance optimization techniques and commitment to maintaining high-performance standards
- Ownership mentality. You thrive with autonomy, take initiative to drive projects forward, and are comfortable with ambiguity
- Product sense. You maintain a high degree of empathy for your internal and external users, and seek feedback from them about your work. You have an eye for what changes can bring a product from good to great
- Pragmatic approach. You find incremental approaches to solving complex problems, enjoy rapidly prototyping solutions, value your autonomy and operate with high integrity
- Growth mindset. You view challenges and mistakes as learning opportunities while building upon your successes. You push yourself and those around you to continuously improve
Bonus Points
- Experience working on teams focused on growth, particularly in revenue generation, product monetization, or user engagement systems
- Strong track record of driving measurable impact through experimentation and data-driven decision making
- Demonstrated success in attracting new users, driving engagement, sustaining long-term retention, and optimizing consumer-facing features
- Experience with performance optimization at scale, particularly for consumer-facing applications
- Interest or passion for the Discord platform and consumer product development
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.
Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available. For this role, there is no formal requirement to work from the office.
Why Discord?
Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!
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