Senior Software Engineer, Audio/Video

Summary

Join Discord's Audio & Video engineering team and contribute to the development of core libraries and infrastructure for high-quality, low-latency communications. You will own core audio and video functionalities across various platforms, continuously improve video quality and performance, and collaborate with the customer support team to troubleshoot user issues. This role requires 4+ years of experience in large, cross-platform software projects and proficiency in C++. A deep understanding of performance metrics and a passion for user impact are essential. The position offers a competitive salary, equity, and benefits. Discord is a leading platform for gamers, and this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of gaming.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience working on large, cross-platform software projects
• Comfort writing high-performance code in C++
• Intimate knowledge with Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS or game console development
• Knowledge of performance metrics such as CPU, GPU and memory management
• Enjoyment in coming up with pragmatic solutions to concrete problems using first principles thinking
• Obsession with user impact and pursue craftsmanship with a high quality of work
• Strong communication skills and thrive in small, collaborative, energetic teams
• Comfort planning rollouts and tracking success through experiments

Responsibilities

• Develop core libraries and infrastructure supporting high-quality, low-latency communications between hundreds of millions of users
• Own Discord core audio and video functionalities across desktop, browser, and mobile
• Continuously improve video quality and performance end to end
• Work with customer support team troubleshooting real-world end-user audio/video issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfort writing high-performance code in Rust
• Working experience with WebRTC, SDP, SRTP, DTLS
• Experience working with common audio/video codecs such as Opus, VP8, H.264, etc
• Working experience with media pipeline on platforms supported by Discord
• Experience with Chromium or Mozilla internals

Benefits

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,500 + equity + benefits