Discord

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Ads

Discord$196K — $220K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Full-stack experience with Typescript, React, Python, or equivalent technologies.
  • A drive for excellence with high attention to detail in delivering polished products.
  • Strong collaboration skills, with a focus on transparency in team updates.
  • A growth mindset, viewing mistakes as opportunities for learning and improvement.
  • At least 4 years of experience working with similar technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Build new ad products from backend to frontend that provide user rewards.
  • Develop a platform for advertisers to manage ad campaigns effectively.
  • Enhance architecture for long-term product maintenance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create user-centric products.
  • Utilize analytics to optimize ad product performance.
  • Stay current with the latest developments in industry technologies.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available for relocating candidates.
  • Access to a vibrant engineering community through team interactions and blogs.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a highly technical, creative, hands-on, and impact-focused Software Engineer to join our growing Ads team.

Our team is revolutionizing the way users interact with our platform through innovative ads 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
  • Build new ads products from the backend to the frontend that deliver direct value to users through rewards
  • Build a platform that enable advertisers and operations teams to manage their ad campaigns
  • Make architectural improvements to improve the long term maintenance of our products and systems
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers and designers to create delightful products that people love
  • Work with our analytics and experimentation frameworks to help optimize our ads products
  • Stay up-to-date on the latest industry technologies

What you should have
  • Full-stack experience with hands on experience with Typescript, React, Python or equivalents
  • Strive for excellence mentality. You believe in solving a problem completely rather than simply shipping a solution. You have high attention to detail, and can deliver on building beautiful products.
  • Collaboration. Your updates are transparent and highlight both everything that's going great and going wrong with a project - bringing your team along for the ride. In addition, you can build strong relationships with your teammates around you.
  • A growth mindset. You view mistakes as learning opportunities and build upon your successes. You challenge yourself and those around you to continuously improve.
  • 4+ years of experience, working with similar technologies.

Bonus Points
  • Familiarity with experimentation tooling and analysis
  • React Native and Mobile development (iOS/Android)
  • 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.

About Discord

Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities. The platform allows users to create and join servers, which are essentially chat rooms, and communicate with other users via text, voice, and video. Discord was founded in 2015 and has grown rapidly, with over 250 million registered users as of 2019. The company has raised $480 million in total funding.
Learn more about Discord
Size
800 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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