Staff Software Engineer - UI and Interactions

Summary

Join Discord's team as a full-stack Staff Software Engineer specializing in UI and interactions. Lead the creation of intuitive user interfaces for web and mobile platforms. You will be responsible for implementing polished UIs, writing clean and maintainable code in React and React Native, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate possesses deep React expertise, a passion for design and animations, and a strong design sensibility. This US-based remote position offers a competitive salary, equity, and benefits. The role reports to an engineering leader on the Core Product team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of front-end development experience building rich, user-centric applications (web and/or mobile)
• Expertise in React: You have built complex applications and understand the React ecosystem/libraries deeply. You're eager to expand into React Native and excited about the opportunity to apply your React expertise to mobile development
• Strong design sensibility: Passion for great design and user experience. You have an eye for detail and experience creating visually compelling interfaces
• Web animations expertise: Proven experience implementing smooth, performant animations and micro-interactions that enhance user experience
• Portfolio of Work: Required - Ability to showcase specific UI examples of past work including animations, interactions, and visual design – e.g. live demos, GitHub projects, or portfolios demonstrating your front-end and design expertise
• Performance & Accessibility: Extensive knowledge of front-end performance optimizations and web accessibility standards like WCAG. You ensure that your UIs are not only beautiful but also fast and usable for everyone
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Implement Highly Polished UIs: Function as both a thought leader who can craft thoughtful solutions to design problems both independently and in collaboration with dedicated designers. Bring interfaces to life with smooth web animations and delightful interactions , translating design concepts into pixel-perfect, high-quality code
• Front-End Excellence: Write clean, maintainable code in React and React Native , and drive best practices in performance and accessibility for all UI components across web platforms
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Product, Design, and Marketing to define your team's vision and roadmap by thoroughly understanding the needs of our users. Seamlessly transition between designing independently and implementing designs from the design team
• Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers and set high code standards. Guide front-end architecture decisions, and champion UI/UX quality at Discord

Preferred Qualifications

• React Native experience: Experience building mobile applications with React Native
• Design Systems Experience: Proven track record of building or maintaining a design system or reusable UI component library at scale. You understand design tokens, theming, and how to create components that are flexible and extensible
• Animation Libraries: Experience with animation libraries like Framer Motion, Lottie, or React Spring
• Passion for Discord or online communities

Benefits

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $279,000 + equity + benefits
• This position is US-based only and remote