Software Engineer, Core Product

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

Discord's mission is to create a space where everyone can find belonging by enabling meaningful connections through voice, video, and text.

We're looking for a mission-driven Software Engineer to join our Core Product team. This team is responsible for shaping the heart of the Discord experience: how people chat, hang out, and express themselves every day.

As part of Core Product, you'll work on some of Discord's most heavily used surfaces, partnering closely with designers and product managers to take features from concept to launch. You'll build polished, high-impact experiences used by millions of people every day. This role is ideal for engineers who combine strong technical execution with product intuition—people who care deeply about user experience and aren't afraid to jump into unfamiliar parts of the stack to make something better.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building delightful products with a very high bar for quality, performance, and a focus on impact
• Working with Product, Design, Data Science, UX Research, and Marketing to shape the team's vision and roadmap
• Helping find the right solutions that balance delight, speed of delivery and impact by collaborating with design and product partners
• Taking ownership of projects end-to-end, from initial design through post-launch, with support from senior teammates
• Actively participating in team rituals including planning, code review, on-call, and retrospectives

What you should have

• You have 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• You have specialized in building consumer-facing products on web and mobile platforms
• You have developed domain expertise in either web or mobile front-end (or both)
• You are eager to learn new languages and frameworks, and are comfortable working across the full stack when needed
• You have worked in a product team with clear metrics goals and had a measurable positive impact on customers
• You have a strong product sense and take pride in sweating the details of great UX

Bonus Points

• You are a Discord user, and understand the core features and flow of Discord communications
• You've worked on React Native products

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 to $180,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Why Discord? 

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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