Discord is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the creation of user interfaces and build the next generation of ads products to drive revenue growth and enhance user engagement on their platform.
Requirements
- Expertise in React and/or React Native. You have built complex applications in both, and understand their ecosystems/libraries deeply.
- Strong design sensibility. You have an eye for detail and passion for creating visually compelling interfaces.
- Performance and accessibility. Extensive knowledge of front-end performance optimizations and web accessibility standards like WCAG. You ensure that your UIs are not only beautiful but also fast and usable for everyone.
- 7+ years experience building rich, user-centric applications (web and/or mobile).
- Experience working on teams focused on growth, particularly in ads, revenue generation or product monetization.
- Strong track record of driving measurable impact through experimentation and data driven decision making.
- Demonstrated success in attracting new users, driving engagement, sustaining long-term retention, and optimizing monetization.
Responsibilities
- Act as a technical leader and domain expert in crafting thoughtful solutions to design problems both independently and in collaboration with dedicated designers.
- Bring interfaces to life with smooth animations and delightful interactions, translating design concepts into pixel-perfect, high-quality code.
- 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.
- 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.
- Use your technical expertise to constantly raise the bar and empower the team to deliver extraordinary results at the high technical level we set.
- Mentor and guide the careers of the engineers through coaching and finding opportunities that support their technical skillset and goals.
Other
- 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 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 love of mentorship of fellow engineers, providing feedback and guidance on front-end architecture decisions, and championing UI/UX quality.
- Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
