{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"43408d75ae7c74e9cd3effb5","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/43408d75ae7c74e9cd3effb5","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/43408d75ae7c74e9cd3effb5","title":"Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Player Experience","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.\nPeople come to Discord before, during, and after gaming, and we want to make that experience even better. Working directly with our developer partners and communities, we are building brand new ways for users on Discord to connect, engage and have a great time while gaming. We believe that gaming is better when playing with friends, and aim to provide the features and tooling for developers to help us enrich those experiences. This is also reflected in how we work! Our engineering culture values collaboration and building great teams. Come and join us!\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nDesign, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on our platform, across desktop and mobile.\nEngage with developers, game studios and other partners to find opportunities and address challenges towards providing a more rich experience for players while gaming and engaging with online communities.\nCollaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Owners, and Data Scientists to build engaging, fun, and trusted experiences, while experimenting and iterating on ideas that enhance user interactions.\nPartner with our Content, Marketing and ML teams to improve ranking and discovery systems, enabling users to find meaningful connections and relevant content.\nBuild innovative features that help users discover new friendships and deepen existing ones, creating a trusted and welcoming environment.\nWhat you should have\nYou have 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.\nYou have experience with React/TS, Python or other modern programming languages.\nYou have a track-record of shipping incremental + delightful features that improve the overall user experience.\nYou are comfortable switching between different technical stacks and learning new ones.\nYou enjoy collaborating with product, design and other stakeholders. We don't operate in silos, and you'll be working closely with cross-functional peers. You should be able to express opinions and stay aligned.\nYou take a holistic approach to problem solving. You believe in solving a problem from first principles rather than simply shipping a solution. You learn from your mistakes and work through obstacles with the rest of the team.\nYou have experience leading projects, gathering requirements, supporting partners and mentoring others. You believe in 'lead by example' with regards to ownership, autonomy, quality and impact, and no problem is \"not my problem\".\nYou are a Discord user and want to make the product better!\nBonus Points\nExperience working on a mobile native stack (iOS / Obj-C / Swift), Android (Java, Kotlin)\nExperience working on developer platform or tooling\n\nThe 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.\n\nWhy Discord?\n\nDiscord 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!\nDiscord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.\nPlease see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord's collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.","company":"Discord","rawCompany":"discord","city":"Oakland","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-27T13:03:55.953Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Player Experience","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.\nPeople come to Discord before, during, and after gaming, and we want to make that experience even better. Working directly with our developer partners and communities, we are building brand new ways for users on Discord to connect, engage and have a great time while gaming. We believe that gaming is better when playing with friends, and aim to provide the features and tooling for developers to help us enrich those experiences. This is also reflected in how we work! Our engineering culture values collaboration and building great teams. Come and join us!\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nDesign, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on our platform, across desktop and mobile.\nEngage with developers, game studios and other partners to find opportunities and address challenges towards providing a more rich experience for players while gaming and engaging with online communities.\nCollaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Owners, and Data Scientists to build engaging, fun, and trusted experiences, while experimenting and iterating on ideas that enhance user interactions.\nPartner with our Content, Marketing and ML teams to improve ranking and discovery systems, enabling users to find meaningful connections and relevant content.\nBuild innovative features that help users discover new friendships and deepen existing ones, creating a trusted and welcoming environment.\nWhat you should have\nYou have 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.\nYou have experience with React/TS, Python or other modern programming languages.\nYou have a track-record of shipping incremental + delightful features that improve the overall user experience.\nYou are comfortable switching between different technical stacks and learning new ones.\nYou enjoy collaborating with product, design and other stakeholders. We don't operate in silos, and you'll be working closely with cross-functional peers. You should be able to express opinions and stay aligned.\nYou take a holistic approach to problem solving. You believe in solving a problem from first principles rather than simply shipping a solution. You learn from your mistakes and work through obstacles with the rest of the team.\nYou have experience leading projects, gathering requirements, supporting partners and mentoring others. You believe in 'lead by example' with regards to ownership, autonomy, quality and impact, and no problem is \"not my problem\".\nYou are a Discord user and want to make the product better!\nBonus Points\nExperience working on a mobile native stack (iOS / Obj-C / Swift), Android (Java, Kotlin)\nExperience working on developer platform or tooling\n\nThe 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.\n\nWhy Discord?\n\nDiscord 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!\nDiscord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.\nPlease see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord's collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.","datePosted":"2026-07-27T13:03:55.953Z","dateModified":"2026-07-27T13:03:55.953Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Discord","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Oakland","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"43408d75ae7c74e9cd3effb5"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/43408d75ae7c74e9cd3effb5"}}