Senior Software Engineer, Ads

EngineersOfAI; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 196,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Ads team to build innovative ad formats and scale revenue while keeping users engaged. You will own features from backend to frontend, collaborating with Revenue Infrastructure, Core Tech, ML and Data Science to ship impactful solutions.

You will design and ship systems with autonomy, maintainability, and a strong quality bar, partnering with product and leadership to drive growth and learnings across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Ownership and autonomy to deliver features with impact.
• Ability to collaborate with product, design, analytics and other engineers.
• Growth mindset and willingness to learn and improve.
• Mentorship experience or willingness to guide others.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain new Ads products and infrastructure from backend to frontend.
• Collaborate with Revenue Infrastructure, Core Tech, ML, and Data Science teams.
• Partner with engineering, product and leadership to design, develop and scale ad features.
• Architect simple, maintainable systems to enable rapid launch and high quality.
• Own projects end to end—from requirements to design, implementation and maintenance.

Skills

5+ years experience

Impact-focused

Ownership mindset

Growth mindset

Mentorship

Tools

Python

Rust

TypeScript

React

React Native

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 and infrastructure from the 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

• 5+ years of experience
• 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.

Bonus Points

• Expertise with Python and/or Rust, Typescript, React, React Native
• Experience in the ad space
• Familiarity with experimentation and analysis
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Interest or passion for the Discord platform

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 bui