Discord

Senior Software Engineer, Ads Measurement & Targeting

Discord$196K — $245K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience, with 2 years in relevant roles.
  • Proficiency in backend and frontend technologies such as Python, Rust, Typescript, React, and React Native.
  • Ability to collaborate with diverse teams, including product, data science, and revenue infrastructure.
  • Strong problem-solving skills focused on delivering high-impact solutions.
  • Demonstrated ownership and accountability in project execution.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain Ads products and infrastructure across backend and frontend.
  • Collaborate with engineering and cross-functional teams to enhance ad features and drive revenue.
  • Architect maintainable systems for rapid launches while ensuring high product quality.
  • Model strong ownership by making autonomous decisions and involving others when necessary.
  • Own projects from requirements gathering to maintenance, ensuring successful launches.

Benefits

  • Equity participation opportunities.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
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 our Revenue Infrastructure and Core Tech teams to our Machine Learning and Data Science teams.
  • 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 and 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, with 2 years in relevant roles.

Bonus Points
  • Expertise with Python and/or Rust, Typescript, React, React Native
  • 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 $245,000 + 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.

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

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Discord

More Consumer Technology Jobs

Find similar Senior Software Engineer, Ads Measurement & Targeting jobs: