Senior Software Engineer, Ads Demand

Join Discord as a Senior Software Engineer, Ads Demand

Discord is seeking a highly technical, creative, and impact-focused Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Ads team. This role is pivotal in 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.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain new Ads products and infrastructure from the backend to frontend.
• Collaborate with engineers across teams, including Revenue Infrastructure, Core Tech, Machine Learning, and Data Science.
• Strategic partnership 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 quick launches and iterations while maintaining high product and technical quality.
• Model strong ownership by acting autonomously and involving 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 — work with Product and other stakeholders to refine requirements, create technical designs and specs, implement changes, and see projects through to launch and maintenance.

What We Look For

• A focus on impact: You have a sharp eye for what changes can bring a product from good to great.
• A sense of ownership: You believe in solving a problem completely rather than simply shipping a solution.
• A growth mindset: You view mistakes as learning opportunities and build upon your successes.
• A love of mentorship: Helping fellow engineers, providing feedback and guidance on system architecture, API design, data modeling, and tradeoffs.
• Domain knowledge: Experience in the ad delivery space.
• Experience: 4+ years of experience, with 2 years in relevant roles.

Bonus Points

• Expertise with TypeScript, React, React Native, Python, and/or Rust.
• Familiarity with experimentation and analysis.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Interest or passion for the Discord platform.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000 to $201,500, plus equity and 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.

About Discord

Discord is a voice, video, and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests. With over 200 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. We offer a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.

Discord is an equal opportunity employer that believes diversity inspires creativity and innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can do their best work free of harassment or discrimination, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected characteristics or identities. We encourage all candidates to apply for roles where they may make the most impact.