Senior Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Revenue

Position: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Revenue

Location: San Francisco, CA (Remote available within the U.S.)

Company: Discord

Job Type: Full-time

About Discord:

Discord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, particularly for gaming. Over 90% of users engage in gaming, spending 1.5 billion hours each month across thousands of titles. Discord is focused on making communication before, during, and after games easier and more enjoyable. This role is crucial in scaling technology and driving revenue growth at Discord.

About the Role:

Discord is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join their Consumer Revenue team. You will help scale and drive revenue through existing and new products such as Nitro, Shop, and Server revenue. As the most senior individual contributor, you will collaborate with teams across engineering, product, design, data science, and marketing to ensure the technical strategy aligns with revenue goals. This role reports to the Director of Engineering, Consumer Revenue.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Technical Roadmap: Collaborate with leadership and senior engineers to define the technical roadmap for the Consumer Revenue team, including Nitro, Shop, and Server revenue streams.
• Revenue Growth: Focus on accelerating the growth of existing revenue streams while laying the foundation for new monetization opportunities.
• Collaboration: Work with staff engineers and cross-functional partners to ensure alignment between technical systems, products, and vision.
• Technical Excellence: Utilize your expertise to ensure your team achieves high technical standards and delivers excellent results.
• New Initiatives: Partner with Product, Design, Marketing, Partnerships, and Customer Success teams to ship new revenue-generating initiatives.
• Leadership and Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to strategic planning and improve systems and processes in alignment with Discord’s workplace philosophy.

What You Should Have:

• Experience: 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of full-stack development across platforms:
• Web: React, TypeScript
• Android: React Native, Kotlin
• iOS: React Native, Objective-C, Swift
• Backend: Python, Elixir
• Project Leadership: Experience leading large initiatives from inception to launch.
• Real-Time Applications: Experience building and shipping features for products at large scale or real-time applications.
• Collaboration: Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and analysts.
• Problem Solving: Holistic approach to problem-solving; ability to learn from mistakes and work collaboratively through challenges.

Compensation:

• Base Salary: $304,000 - $342,000 annually (depending on experience).
• Additional Compensation: Equity and benefits.
• Note: The salary range represents base pay only, excluding equity and benefits.

Why Discord?

Discord plays an important role in the gaming community, helping users deepen relationships with friends and fellow gamers. If you're passionate about gaming, scaling products, and shaping the future of online communication, this role is for you. Join Discord and be part of their mission to foster deeper connections through gaming.