Software Engineer, Notifications

Discord; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Discord's Notifications squad is a multidisciplinary team building end-to-end features that improve how users receive and tailor notifications, while supporting growth and platform quality.

As a Software Engineer on Notifications, you will own defined projects, sweat the details of a great user experience, and grow your craft alongside a team that ships reliably and cares about quality.

This full-time role reports to the Senior Engineering Manager for Growth in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Elixir, or TypeScript with willingness to learn more.
• Track record delivering high-quality software reliably and on time.

Responsibilities

• Improve client device experiences for receiving notifications and tailoring notification preferences.
• Build the platform enabling other teams to send notifications with maximum user value.
• Pair with Machine Learning engineers to optimize global notification signals and quality.
• Maintain high quality for the platform's operational health and client performance.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to balance delight, speed, and impact.

Skills

Python

Elixir

TypeScript

Software engineering

Quality focus

Team collaboration

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.

The Notifications squad is a multidisciplinary group of engineers working across client experiences, infrastructure, and machine learning to make sure every notification Discord sends is high signal and high value. As a Software Engineer on Notifications, you'll own well-defined projects end-to-end, sweat the details of a great user experience, and grow your craft alongside a team that ships reliably and cares deeply about quality. This person will report to the Senior Engineering Manager for Growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Improve client device experiences for receiving notifications and tailoring notification preferences
• Build the platform that enables all other teams in the company to send delightful notifications while delivering the maximum value to our users.
• Pair with Machine Learning engineers to optimize global notification signals and quality.
• Maintain a high quality bar for our platform's operational health and client performance
• Pair with Product and Design leads to find the right solutions that balance delight, speed of delivery and impact

What you should have

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proficiency in one or more of Python, Elixir, or Typescript with eagerness to learn new languages and skills
• A track record of delivering high quality software reliably and on time
• Attention to detail and a quality-first mindset: you sweat the right details and catch your own bugs before they reach customers
• You are motivated to help your team members succeed, grow, and learn from each other through empathetic feedback
• A customer-focused approach and comfort working toward clear, measurable team goals

Bonus Points

• You are a Discord user, and understand the core features and flow of Discord communications
• You have previously worked on notifications or been a part of a growth team

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, 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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