[Hiring] Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, New Gaming Features @Discord

Role Description

Design, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on our platform, across desktop and mobile.

• Engage with developers, game studios and other partners to find opportunities and address challenges towards providing a more rich experience for players while gaming and engaging with online communities.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Owners, and Data Scientists to build engaging, fun, and trusted experiences, while experimenting and iterating on ideas that enhance user interactions.
• Partner with our Content, Marketing and ML teams to improve ranking and discovery systems, enabling users to find meaningful connections and relevant content.
• Build innovative features that help users discover new friendships and deepen existing ones, creating a trusted and welcoming environment.

Qualifications

• You have 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• You have experience with React/TS, Python or other modern programming languages.
• You have a track-record of shipping incremental + delightful features that improve the overall user experience.
• You are comfortable switching between different technical stacks and learning new ones.
• You enjoy collaborating with product, design and other stakeholders.
• You take a holistic approach to problem solving.
• You have experience leading projects, gathering requirements, supporting partners and mentoring others.
• You are a Discord user and want to make the product better!

Requirements

• Experience working on a mobile native stack (iOS / Obj-C / Swift), Android (Java, Kotlin).
• Experience integrating or deploying on Steam (or similar platforms).
• Experience using Epic Games Online Services, Steamworks API, Playfab.

Benefits

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $279,000 + equity + benefits.
• Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
• Individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Company Description

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.

Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!