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Senior Engineering Manager, Nitro

Join Discord as a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Nitro product and drive revenue growth with a hands-on engineering team.

Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Compensation
$304k–$380k/yr
Level
senior
Type
full time

Posted by employer 2 days ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

What you'll build

  • Build highly-engaged teams
  • Work cross-functionally with teams
  • Develop insights into team issues
  • Mentor and guide engineers
  • Partner with Revenue leadership

Must have

  • 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience developing engineers

Role intensity

10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy

Requirements

Experience
5+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Equity/Stock Options

Joblaze summary

The Senior Engineering Manager for Nitro at Discord is tasked with leading a team of engineers to enhance and expand the Nitro product, focusing on revenue-generating features. This role requires a blend of technical expertise and strong communication skills, as the manager will collaborate with various departments to align on product vision and strategy. Ideal candidates have over five years of engineering management experience and a proven track record in mentoring engineers. The position is situated within a company that plays a pivotal role in the gaming community, emphasizing teamwork and innovation.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 11, 2026. Last confirmed on Discord's careers page October 11, 2026.
  • Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
  • Starts above 98% of 556 comparable senior management roles in United States we track (median $153,500 across 132 companies).

Quick facts

What's the salary range?
Discord lists $304,000–$380,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Engineering Manager, Nitro role.
What seniority level is this role?
Discord targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Senior Engineering Manager, Nitro 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 mission-focused Senior Engineering Manager to join our Consumer Revenue team. You’ll be responsible for building and scaling our Nitro product and organization. You will lead a team of engineers working across platforms to build revenue driving products and services at Discord.

What you'll be doing

  • Build highly-engaged teams by hiring, coaching, and instilling a sense of ownership and impact in your engineers.
  • Work cross-functionally with our Finance, Customer Experience, Product, Design and Marketing teams to define your team’s vision and roadmap by thoroughly understanding the customer and business needs.
  • Use your technical expertise to constantly raise the bar and ensure your team delivers extraordinary results at the high technical level we set.
  • Develop insights into issues slowing down the team and use it to develop processes that enable the team to deliver its goals.
  • Mentor and guide the careers of the engineers through coaching and finding opportunities that support their technical skillset and goals.
  • Make sound decisions around resourcing, and make the rationale clear to partners and team members.
  • Partner with Revenue leadership on strategic planning and continuously improve the Engineering organization while upholding our workplace philosophy.

Who you are

  • You have 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager
  • You have strong communication skills and the ability to work well cross-functionally.
  • You are motivated to help your team members succeed and have experience developing engineers of multiple levels.
  • You approach problems from first principles.
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity and get excited about working collaboratively to figure out solutions to complex problems, and then executing on them.
  • You have a strong product sense and take pride in understanding your customers.
  • You use experiments to make data informed decisions and are excited when numbers move by 1%.
  • Code does not scare you, you are still an engineer even if you don't do it all the time.
  • You keep up with the industry trends and can assess new technologies that can help us better solve problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $304,000 - $380,000 + 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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