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.
Senior Software Engineer - Activities Studio
Join Activities Studio at Discord, where we’re redefining social gaming experiences! As Discord insiders with deep game industry experience, we are innovating on the platform, creating games that demonstrate the full potential of Discord’s Activities feature and pushing the boundaries of what apps on Discord can do. Together, we’ll come up with new ways for millions of Discord users to play, compete, and connect, inspiring new Discord Developers worldwide.
We’re looking for a game developer software engineer who can rapidly prototype new experiences, make the best ones production-ready, and scale them to serve millions of Discord users.
What You’ll Do
- Unlock unique experiences. Build cutting-edge tech creating new capabilities for Activities and games on Discord.
- Innovate and iterate. Work alongside world-class developers to create best-in-class gaming experiences for our players.
- Deliver at scale. Deploy and operate a platform to reliably entertain millions of players with dozens of releases each year.
- Constantly grow and improve. Actively look for opportunities to level up both our processes/tools and our team overall.
Who You Are
- Possess 5+ years of full-stack software development experience.
- Proficient in building high-performance applications on modern web technologies.
- Strong networking fundamentals, essential to creating real-time multiplayer games.
- Has built and operated large-scale applications on a popular cloud platform like GCP or AWS.
- Skilled with CI, build and deployment technologies such as GitHub Actions, Docker, and Terraform.
- A product-minded engineer with demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and iterate.
- An empathetic communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment with other engineers and cross-functional teams.
Bonus points
- Proficient with Typescript, React, Unity, Cocos Engine, Python and/or Rust.
- Practiced operating serverless architecture.
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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000 to $201,500 + 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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What We Do
Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests — from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.
Why Work With Us
Imagine a workplace that not only tolerates but celebrates the unique perspectives each and every person brings to it. One that is representative of the world we want to live, play and work in. Well, imagine no more. Just as Discord gives everyone the power to belong, we are building a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive from the inside out.
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