Is the Engineering Manager, Notifications role remote?

Yes — Discord lists this as a fully remote position.

What's the salary range?

Discord lists $248,000–$341,000 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Engineering Manager, Notifications role.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Elixir, Kubernetes, Python.

What seniority level is this role?

Discord targets lead candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Engineering Manager, Notifications role at Discord.

Engineering Manager, Notifications at Discord

Joblaze summary

The Engineering Manager for Notifications at Discord leads a team of full-stack engineers responsible for the platform that manages all notifications sent to users. This role requires expertise in technologies such as Elixir, Python, and Kubernetes, along with a strong background in building scalable infrastructure. Ideal candidates have significant experience in software engineering and team leadership, particularly in environments focused on user engagement and retention. The position is integral to enhancing user experience on a platform central to gaming communities.

Joblaze insights

Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 15, 2026. Last confirmed on Discord's careers page October 17, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,943).
Starts above 78% of 45 comparable lead management roles in United States that list Python we track (median $195,000 across 25 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 12% of 599 comparable lead management roles in United States; Kubernetes appears in 4% of 599 comparable lead management roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Engineering Manager, Notifications role remote?: Yes — Discord lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: Discord lists $248,000–$341,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Engineering Manager, Notifications role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Elixir, Kubernetes, Python.
What seniority level is this role?: Discord targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Engineering Manager, Notifications role at Discord.

From the original posting

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.

We're looking for a technical, hands-on, and infrastructure-minded Engineering Manager to lead our Notifications team within the Growth organization. Notifications is a full-stack team owning the platform and infrastructure that powers every notification Discord sends, the orchestration layer that optimizes notifications globally across types, the in-app notifications center, and the user-facing settings and client experience. You will lead a team of full-stack engineers operating business-critical systems that fan out to hundreds of millions of users while shipping the re-engagement surfaces that bring them back.

This role reports to the Senior Engineering Manager of Growth.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead a team of full-stack engineers building and operating the notifications platform — Elixir services, Python backends, pubsub pipelines, and the Kubernetes infrastructure underneath them
Set technical direction for notifications infrastructure and ensure systems scale reliably as volume and complexity grow
Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, and Marketing to define and execute the notifications roadmap
Use experimentation and metrics to drive continuous improvement in notification engagement, retention, and long-term user trust
Build a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and instilling engineering best practices
Partner with platform consumers across Discord to evolve the primitives other teams depend on to reach our users
Partner with engineering leadership on strategic planning and organizational improvement

What you should have

5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with significant time building and operating backend or infrastructure systems at scale
2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager
Comfort owning production systems built on technologies like Elixir, Python, pubsub/streaming pipelines, and Kubernetes, with strong intuition for reliability, throughput, and cost at scale
Experience collaborating closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and other engineers to define and ship solutions
A track record of growing engineers and helping team members succeed
Strong ownership mindset — you stay close to the technical decisions your team makes and can discuss them in depth with anyone at Discord
Ability to drive a culture of 80/20 thinking, fast iteration, and high-quality delivery

Bonus points

Experience leading teams that own shared platforms or primitives consumed by other engineering teams
Experience shipping push notifications or other re-engagement systems at consumer scale, including familiarity with deliverability, throttling, and policy considerations
Full-stack experience across both frontend and backend development
Strong track record of driving measurable impact through experimentation and data-driven decision making
Demonstrated success driving engagement and long-term retention through messaging or re-engagement surfaces
You understand the gaming industry
You're a Discord user and understand the core features and flow of Discord communications

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $341,000 + 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.

Why Discord?

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Engineering Manager, Notifications

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