Software Engineer, Discord

Data Platform

$160-180k

+ Equity

SQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Kafka

Airflow

Rust

Azure

Spark

Flink

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

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Voice, video and text communication platform

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Voice, video and text communication platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingCommunicationSocialSocial MediaCommunity

Be an early applicant

$160-180k

+ Equity

SQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Kafka

Airflow

Rust

Azure

Spark

Flink

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CGamingCommunicationSocialSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

To help friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We're looking for someone who gets excited about building data infrastructure at massive scale and cares deeply about the gaming communities we serve
Someone with passion for building lovable products for Discord users and Discord engineers
If you're the kind of Software Engineer who lights up when talking about distributed systems, cares deeply about user privacy, grounding decisions in data, and wants your work to directly impact millions of gamers worldwide, we want to talk to you
3+ years of software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Python, Java, Rust, Go, or similar
Solid CS fundamentals and demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and ramp up on unfamiliar systems
Proven debugging skills and growth mindset. You seek feedback and continuously improve
Strong collaboration skills and ability to clearly explain technical concepts to different audiences

Desirable

Passion for Discord and gaming
Experience with the data ecosystem: pipelines, ETL, modeling, or warehousing (Kafka, Spark, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, SQL, etc.)
Cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure) or containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

What the job involves

We’re building the next generation Data Platform that powers decisions for one of the most vibrant platforms in the world
Build and maintain data infrastructure processing petabytes of data across millions of users
Write clean, well-tested code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving systems
Own projects end-to-end with guidance from senior engineers. From design through deployment and production support
Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver solutions that power Discord's insights

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 200M active users in 19M 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 X, 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 HQ

Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Stanislav Vishnevskiy

(Co-Founder & CTO)

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

Humam Sakhnini

(CEO)

Humam joined the Discord team in 2025 as CEO. Prior to this, he was the VIce Chairman and Chief Strategy & Talent Officer at Activision Blizzard as well as the CFO/President at King. He also spent 8 years at McKinsey & Company as a Partner.

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