Join Discord as a Senior Software Engineer to innovate ad products and enhance user engagement on a platform for millions of gamers.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 7 minutes ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain innovative advertising products that enhance user engagement on Discord's platform. Proficiency in languages like Python, Rust, and TypeScript is essential, along with a strong focus on creating impactful solutions and a commitment to mentorship. This position is ideal for experienced engineers who thrive in collaborative environments and are passionate about shaping the future of digital advertising in gaming. The Ads team is dedicated to revolutionizing user interactions while driving revenue growth.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze August 13, 2026. Last confirmed on Discord's careers page October 9, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 83% of 147 comparable senior backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $174,915 across 62 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 40.3% of 499 comparable senior backend roles in United States; React Native appears in 0.2% of 499 comparable senior backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Discord lists $196,000–$220,500 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Ads role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Python, React, React Native, Rust, TypeScript.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Discord targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Ads 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 are looking for a highly technical, creative, hands-on, and impact-focused Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Ads team.
Our team is 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!
To learn more about Discord Engineering, take a look at our engineering blog!
What you'll be doing
- Design, build and maintain new Ads products and infrastructure from the backend to frontend. Collaborate with both engineers on and off the team - from Revenue Infrastructure, to Core Tech, to Machine Learning, to Data Science.
- Be a strategic partner 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 us to launch quickly and iterate while sustaining a high product and technical quality bar.
- Model strong ownership by acting autonomously when possible and looping in others to build confidence on critical questions. Introduce coding and operational best practices to the team; always be learning & teaching.
- Own projects end to end — you’ll be responsible for working with Product and other stakeholders to refine requirements, creating technical designs and specs, implementing changes, and seeing projects through to launch and maintenance.
What you should have
- 5+ years of experience
- A focus on impact. You have a sharp eye for what changes can bring a product from good to great. You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, analysts, and other engineers to define great solutions to business problems.
- A sense of ownership. You believe in solving a problem completely rather than simply shipping a solution. You operate autonomously and follow through on your commitments.
- A growth mindset. You view mistakes as learning opportunities and build upon your successes. You challenge yourself and those around you to continuously improve.
- A love of mentorship. Helping fellow engineers, providing feedback and guidance on system architecture, API design, data modeling, and tradeoffs.
Bonus Points
- Expertise with Python and/or Rust, Typescript, React, React Native
- Experience in the ad space
- Familiarity with experimentation and analysis
- Contributions to open-source projects
- Interest or passion for the Discord platform
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $245,000 + 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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