Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Ads

Discord Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 196,000 - 220,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Flexible benefits

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

Discord Inc. is seeking a highly technical and creative Senior Software Engineer for their Ads team in San Francisco. This role involves designing and maintaining innovative ad products while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience and a strong ownership mindset. The position offers a competitive salary, equity, and relocation assistance for those willing to move to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Ability to follow through on commitments and operate autonomously.
• Eager to learn and mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain new Ads products from backend to frontend.
• Act as a strategic partner with cross-functional leadership.
• Monitor strong ownership by acting autonomously.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Growth mindset

Tools

Typescript

React

React Native

Python

Job description

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We are looking for a highly technical, creative, hands‑on, and impact‑focused Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Ads team.

Our team is revolutionizing the way users interact with our platform through innovative ad formats (including Quests). We are driven by a passion for delivering exceptional user experiences while scaling our platform to new heights. These products enable us to generate revenue by building a win‑win‑win suite of distribution tools for game developers, players, and Discord. Join us in shaping the future of digital advertising and marketplace interactions!

To learn more about Discord Engineering, take a look at our engineering blog!

What you'll be doing

• Design, build and maintain new Ads products from backend to frontend. Collaborate with both engineers on and off the team – from Revenue Infrastructure, to Core Tech, to Machine Learning, to Data Science.
• Be a strategic partner with engineering, product, and cross‑functional leadership in designing, developing and scaling digital advertising features that drive revenue growth and enhance user engagement.
• Architect simple and maintainable systems to enable us to launch quickly and iterate while sustaining a high product and technical quality bar.
• Model strong ownership by acting autonomously when possible and looping in others to build confidence on critical questions. Introduce coding and operational best practices to the team; always be learning & teaching.
• Own projects end to end — you’ll be responsible for working with Product and other stakeholders to refine requirements, creating technical designs and specs, implementing changes, and seeing projects through to launch and maintenance.

What you should have

• A focus on impact. You have a sharp eye for what changes can bring a product from good to great. You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, analysts, and other engineers to define great solutions to business problems.
• A sense of ownership. You believe in solving a problem completely rather than simply shipping a solution. You operate autonomously and follow through on your commitments.
• A growth mindset. You view mistakes as learning opportunities and build upon your successes. You challenge yourself and those around you to continuously improve.
• A love of mentorship. Helping fellow engineers, providing feedback and guidance on system architecture, API design, data modeling, and tradeoffs.
• 4+ years of experience.

Bonus Points

• Expertise with Typescript, React, React Native, and Python.
• Familiarity with experimentation and analysis.
• Contributions to open‑source projects.
• Interest or passion for the Discord platform.

Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $196,000 to $220,500 + 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, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. 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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