Senior Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Discord's Messaging Team in Core Product as a visionary leader to transform how millions communicate daily. You will set strategic direction, oversee development of core features, drive user value, and ensure team efficiency. This leadership role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, making sound decisions, and partnering with organizational leaders. You will leverage technical expertise to deliver high-quality products, while mentoring and growing engineers. The role involves wearing many hats, from creating high-quality products to jumping into code and writing product specifications. This is a critical role in Discord's success, building features used by millions and representing the forefront of Discord's brand.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an engineer working across the stack and familiarity with the latest frontend patterns
• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager, having led teams of 8 or more
• Experience actively using Discord with friends or within communities
• Experience leading a consumer product team with clear metrics goals, strong product sense, and pride in delivering high-quality experiences that drive impact
• Growth mindset and goal orientation with a drive to strive for excellence
• Commitment to helping team members succeed and experience mentoring and growing engineers
• Willingness to get hands-on – we're looking for someone to manage primarily, but our leaders should feel comfortable jumping into code to understand our product better and make direct changes when needed

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with your cross-functional team (Product, Design, Data Science, UX Research, and Marketing) to drive your team's roadmap, vision, and deliver measurable impact
• Make sound first-principle decisions around resourcing and communicating the rationale clearly to partners and team members
• Partner with your org leader on strategic planning and to improve the Engineering organization and uphold our workplace philosophy
• Drive product decisions with our goals in mind while maintaining a high bar for feature quality, delivering delightful experiences, and moving quickly
• Use your technical expertise to make appropriate tradeoffs and ensure your team delivers high-quality products efficiently

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React or React Native
• Previous work on consumer communication products
• Demonstrated contribution to great product experiences that you've helped deliver

Benefits

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $304,000 to $342,000 + equity + benefits