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.
This position is US based only.
People come to Discord before, during, and after gaming, and we want to make that experience even better. The Social Layer of Gaming team is building the tools for game developers to make that happen by harnessing the power of Discord from right within their games. We believe that gaming is better when playing with your friends and aim to foster better and deeper relationships through that. This is also reflected in how we work! Our engineering culture believes that great teams are built through collaboration and trust. If you’re a software engineer that loves working with partners to build great things, please check this out and join us!
What You'll Be Doing
- Collaborate with our game developer partners and support them as they build out games and services that rely on our SDKs and APIs. This could mean hopping into partner meetings as a technical expert, answering their questions in shared channels, helping them design out a solution, and more.
- Build out features for our audience of game developers. You’ll be operating across our stack—though focusing mostly in our C++ SDKs, our APIs, and other backend systems.
- Use your attention to detail to constantly raise our software quality bar. You have a great eye for the developer experience and can drive high expectations within our engineering team.
- Pair with the other engineers on the team to write, review, and ship elegant, scalable code. You take pride in the fact that your code will be used by millions and millions of people!
- Work with our product managers, designers, and partner managers to cut through ambiguity and find the best way forward.
What you should have
- You have native-level proficiency in Mandarin
- 2 years experience with C++ and 4-5 as a software engineer.
- You have experience working as an engineer directly with external partners.
- You have a strong sense for product and design thinking and how that applies to an SDK. We don’t operate in silos and you’ll be collaborating closely with cross-functional peers. You should be able to express opinions and collaborate to make something great.
- You take a holistic approach to problem solving. You believe in solving a problem from first principles rather than simply shipping a solution. You learn from your mistakes and work through obstacles with the rest of the team.
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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000 - $201,000 + 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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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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