Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Revenue-San Francisco

🧑‍💻 Role Overview

Title: Staff Software Engineer – Consumer Revenue

Location: Remote (U.S.-based only)

Type: Full-time

Compensation: $248,000 – $279,000 base + equity + benefits

Team Focus: Revenue products & monetization

Level: Staff (high-impact IC role, leadership without people management)

🚀 Mission of the Role

As a Staff Engineer on the Consumer Revenue team, you’ll be responsible for scaling Discord’s revenue-driving product lines, accelerating existing streams (like Nitro) and laying groundwork for new monetization initiatives. You’ll directly influence multi-billion-dollar revenue goals, working across engineering, product, design, and marketing.

This isn’t just about building software—it’s about driving business outcomes through technical leadership and execution.

🛠️ Your Responsibilities

• Own technical direction for initiatives tied to revenue growth and monetization.
• Guide the development of both user-facing features and backend systems powering them.
• Partner closely with cross-functional leaders in product, design, marketing, and customer success.
• Collaborate with other Staff+ engineers to ensure architectural alignment across teams.
• Help shape the engineering strategy to support Discord’s long-term business goals.

✅ What You Should Bring

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in high-scale consumer or revenue-focused products.
• Experience with at least one of Discord’s major platforms:
• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Mobile: React Native, Kotlin, Objective-C, Swift
• Backend: Python (main), Elixir (some)
• A history of leading complex technical initiatives from ideation to production.
• Demonstrated ability to ship impactful product features and iterate fast.
• Comfort working cross-functionally and influencing both peers and leadership.
• A product mindset—you care about the "why" behind features and want to make them delightful and effective.

✨ Bonus If You Have

• Experience with subscription platforms, consumer billing systems, or in-app purchases.
• Exposure to growth engineering, retention, or A/B testing infrastructure.
• Experience in a gaming, social, or creator economy product space.

🧱 Tech Stack Overview

• Frontend: React + TypeScript
• Mobile: React Native, Kotlin (Android), Swift/Obj-C (iOS)
• Backend: Python (primary), Elixir (some services)

🎯 Why This Role Stands Out

• You’ll be directly responsible for features that impact Discord’s core business metrics.
• It’s a Staff IC role with broad influence, but no people management—ideal for technical leaders who love to build.
• Remote within the U.S., but still highly cross-functional and strategic.