Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Discord as a Senior Software Engineer and help build the next generation of social gaming features. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product, Data Science, Design, and Machine Learning, to create a best-in-class social experience. This role requires driving technical solutions for new products, mentoring junior team members, and partnering with various departments to prototype, test, and release new features. You will focus on maintaining high-quality execution and delivering exceptional user experiences. The position involves strategic planning, process improvement, and upholding the company's workplace philosophy. The role is remote and offers a competitive salary, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software development, with a understanding of the development frameworks and fundamentals of one or more of our platforms: web (React, TypeScript), Android (React Native, Kotlin), iOS (React Native, Objective-C, Swift), and backend (Python and some Elixir)
• Experience building and shipping experimental product features. Especially features for products at large scale or in real-time applications
• You view mistakes as learning opportunities and build upon your successes. You challenge yourself and those around you to continuously improve
• You have an eye for what changes can bring a product from good to great. You collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and other engineers to define great solutions to business problems
• You have a pragmatic approach to solving complex problems, and enjoy rapidly prototyping solutions. You value your autonomy and operate with a high integrity

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leads and senior engineers on the team to drive projects on Activity Feed
• Provide feedback on the work of other engineers and mentor junior team members to learn and grow
• Partner with Product, Design, Marketing, Partnerships, and Machine Learning to prototype, test, and release new features
• Drive technical excellence through direct and indirect contributions. Maintain a sharp focus on the quality of execution and deliver pixel perfect experiences to users
• Partner with leadership on strategic planning and improve our processes while upholding our workplace philosophy

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits
• #LI-Remote