Senior Front-End Specialist, Ads - San Francisco, CA

🧑‍💻 Role: Senior Front-End Specialist – Ads

📍 Location: On-site – San Francisco, CA

🕒 Type: Full-time

💰 Salary: $196,000 – $220,500 + equity + benefits

🔗 Status: Responses managed off LinkedIn

✨ Role Overview

Join Discord's Ads team as a Senior Software Engineer focused on front-end engineering, UI/UX, and animations. You’ll work on building the next generation of user-forward ad products across Discord’s web and mobile platforms.

This is a highly creative role that blends front-end engineering with product design sensibility, ideal for engineers who care deeply about user interaction and performance.

🚀 What You’ll Be Doing

• Craft Polished Interfaces: Own the translation of design into pixel-perfect, high-quality code with smooth animations and delightful interactions
• React / React Native Development: Build modern UIs using industry best practices for performance, scalability, and accessibility
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Design, Product, Marketing, and Engineering to define and build ad-related features
• End-to-End Ownership: From requirements gathering to implementation, testing, and maintenance
• Optimize UI Performance: Ensure interfaces are not only beautiful but fast and accessible to all users

✅ What You Should Have

• 4+ years in front-end development (web and/or mobile)
• Deep expertise in React and/or React Native
• Strong eye for design and usability; proven track record of shipping polished UI/UX
• Experience building animations (e.g., using Reanimated or similar libraries)
• Solid grasp of performance optimization and accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG)
• Portfolio, GitHub repo, or demo showcasing relevant front-end and design work
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

💡 Bonus Points

• Experience working with or building design systems
• Familiarity with ad tech and ad delivery frameworks
• Knowledge of experimentation, A/B testing, and data-driven UX refinement
• Contributions to open-source front-end projects
• Love for Discord and its community-first ethos

💵 Compensation

• Base salary: $196,000 to $220,500
• Equity: Available
• Benefits: Competitive health, wellness, and retirement packages
• Compensation based on experience, education, and skills

🎮 Why Join Discord?

Discord is home to 200M+ users engaging across gaming, entertainment, and communities. As part of the Ads team, you’ll shape the way people interact with ads that respect user experience and enhance community building. If you care about design-forward tech, impactful front-end engineering, and delighting users at scale, this is a standout opportunity.