Senior Software Engineer, Discord

Database Infrastructure

$196-220.5k

+ Equity

Kubernetes

Java

Elasticsearch

Linux

Postgres

Cassandra

Terraform

C++

Rust

DynamoDB

DevOps

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Voice, video and text communication platform

Open for applications

Voice, video and text communication platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingCommunicationSocialSocial MediaCommunity

Open for applications

$196-220.5k

+ Equity

Kubernetes

Java

Elasticsearch

Linux

Postgres

Cassandra

Terraform

C++

Rust

DynamoDB

DevOps

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CGamingCommunicationSocialSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

Discord's mission is to help friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

4+ years of experience with building distributed systems and datastore infrastructure
Experience with highly-available and distributed databases: e.g. ScyllaDB, Cassandra, BigTable, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Postgres w/HA, etc
Proficiency with at least one statically-typed programming language: e.g. Rust, Go, Java, C, C++
Strong operating systems, distributed systems and concurrency control fundamentals
Familiarity with Linux internals
Comfortable working in fast paced environments

Desirable

Experience with Cassandra or Scylla
Experience with Rust
Knowledge of DevOps tools like Salt, Terraform or Kubernetes

What the job involves

The Database Infrastructure team develops and operates all of Discord’s databases and data services
Those systems store the data of Discord's 200M+ monthly active users—including trillions of messages!
We work across multiple areas: databases, disk storage and Rust-based data access services. We're a small team whose work has a huge impact on our company's success and ability to grow!
Build and operate large-scale, reliable and performant data systems with ScyllaDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Linux and Rust
Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to develop storage primitives enabling all of Discord
Exercise "First Principles Thinking" to always deliver what matters most to our users
Work with a talented team of engineers who have built one of the largest communication platforms in the world

Our take

Discord is an industry giant in the chat app space. The free platform has rapidly become one of the most popular services in the sector since being founded in 2015. It counts over 150 million active users in 19 million communities, successfully expanding beyond its original focus on video game players to become a broader social networking app and public forum.

Discord's userbase has grown rapidly as remote work has become the norm and a new generation of internet users has come online, attracted to its youthful presentation and plethora of gaming and social tools. It has since fended off takeover bids from Microsoft and interest from other giants such as Amazon and Twitter, and has grown into a profitable company, funded by optional subscription fees and commissions from sales through the platform.

Discord’s remarkable growth, however, is not without obstacles. The company faces competition from deep-pocketed giants like Facebook, and regulatory concerns from those worried about the platform’s relatively light chat moderation. However, the company has the resources and expertise to adapt. For example, the acquisition of harassment detection software company Sentropy will go a long way towards placating the concerns of critics, as will the 2024 acquisition of teen app Gas used to give anonymous compliments to friends. All of these purchases are part of Discord's move to expand out of its mostly gaming-focused customer base.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

28% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Sep 2021

$500m

SERIES H

Dec 2020

$100m

SERIES H

Total funding: $979.3m

Company benefits

Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision
Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
16+ paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days
Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
Volunteer time off
A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups
Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees

Company HQ

Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Jason Citron

(CEO)

Started out as a programmer at Papaya Studio, Stormfront Studios and Doublefine Productions. Also founded OpenFeint, a global mobile social gaming company.

Stanislav Vishnevskiy

(CTO)

Worked as a Software Engineer at Casamba and then Kabam. Was Lead Software Engineer at GREE International, and founded social network Guildwork.com in 2009.

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