Senior Software Engineer, Discord

Leverage Engineering

$190-204k

+ Equity

React
AWS
TypeScript
GCP
JavaScript
Python
Postgres
BigQuery
Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area
Discord

Voice, video and text communication platform

Job no longer available

Discord

Voice, video and text communication platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingCommunicationSocialSocial MediaCommunity

Job no longer available

$190-204k

+ Equity

React
AWS
TypeScript
GCP
JavaScript
Python
Postgres
BigQuery
Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CGamingCommunicationSocialSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

Discord's mission is to help friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests.

Role

Who you are

  • Proficiency with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and other web technologies
  • Proficiency with some backend language (we mostly use Python)
  • Some experience with relational databases like Sqlite, Postgres, and BigQuery
  • Interest in AI, ML, and LLMs
  • Experience using cloud technologies and services in GCP or AWS
  • Relevant engineering experience at tech and product-driven companies
  • Ability to move fast in an environment where things can be loosely defined and you may have competing priorities or deadlines

Desirable

  • Direct experience with ML/AI technologies
  • An attention to detail and an eye for elegant UI design
  • Experience building Discord bots or other chat based applications

What the job involves

  • As a founding member of the Leverage Engineering team, you’ll build products, tools, and novel solutions that empower teams to work faster, smarter, and more collaboratively
  • We are looking for a curious self-starter who loves building new products in an iterative and fast moving environment
  • In this role, you will build software from the ground up to solve critical bottlenecks internally
  • This is a highly cross functional role and you’ll interface with leaders and collaborate with your customers regularly
  • If you’re the type of person who loves automating away manual tasks and get a deep sense of fulfilment from seeing others succeed, then read on as this role might be perfect for you
  • Own the full product development lifecycle for new internal infrastructure and product experiences end-to-end
  • Talk to internal stakeholders to understand their problems and design solutions to address them
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, designers, and operations folks to create cutting-edge products
  • Leverage LLMs and other ML/AI products to develop new and exciting products that push the limits on how we work together and get things done
  • Build APIs, stand up infrastructure, design UIs, and build Discord bots that integrate with third party products

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Discord is an industry giant in the chat app space. The free platform has rapidly become one of the most popular services in the sector since being founded in 2015. It counts over 150 million active users in 19 million communities, successfully expanding beyond its original focus on video game players to become a broader social networking app and public forum.

Discord's userbase has grown rapidly as remote work has become the norm and a new generation of internet users has come online, attracted to its youthful presentation and plethora of gaming and social tools. It has since fended off takeover bids from Microsoft and interest from other giants such as Amazon and Twitter, and has grown into a profitable company, funded by optional subscription fees and commissions from sales through the platform.

Discord’s remarkable growth, however, is not without obstacles. The company faces competition from deep-pocketed giants like Facebook, and regulatory concerns from those worried about the platform’s relatively light chat moderation. However, the company has the resources and expertise to adapt. For example, the acquisition of harassment detection software company Sentropy will go a long way towards placating the concerns of critics, as will the 2024 acquisition of teen app Gas used to give anonymous compliments to friends. All of these purchases are part of Discord's move to expand out of its mostly gaming-focused customer base.

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

28% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Sep 2021

$500m

SERIES H

Dec 2020

$100m

SERIES H

Total funding: $979.3m

Company benefits

  • Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision
  • Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
  • 16+ paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days
  • Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
  • Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
  • Volunteer time off
  • A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups
  • Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees

Company values

  • Autonomy
  • Mastery
  • Purpose
  • Compassion

Company HQ

Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Started out as a programmer at Papaya Studio, Stormfront Studios and Doublefine Productions. Also founded OpenFeint, a global mobile social gaming company.

Worked as a Software Engineer at Casamba and then Kabam. Was Lead Software Engineer at GREE International, and founded social network Guildwork.com in 2009.

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