Engineering Manager, Desktop Platform

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We're looking for a Engineering Manager to join our Client Platform & Performance team to help lead the technical vision for Discord's client experience across all platforms, with a special focus on desktop performance in 2025.

You will report to our Director of Engineering, Client Platform & Performance, and play a critical role in shaping the technical foundation that powers Discord's user experience for millions of people worldwide. Our goal is to build products that our customers absolutely love - products that are functional, reliable, usable, and delightful, with performance as a core feature and an iterative approach to solving complex problems.

What you'll be doing:

• Guide the technical vision and roadmap for Discord's Desktop Platform.
• Grow and manage a team of talented desktop and application engineers.
• Use your technical expertise and ensure your team delivers extraordinary results at the high technical level we set.
• Work with leaders from all over the company to build new features.

What you should have:

• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager.
• You deeply understand desktop performance and are excited by the challenge of delivering an incredible product to 200 million users.
• Strong technical depth with C++ or other low-level languages for performance optimization, and experience with Javascript/Typescript and React.
• A passion for coaching and developing engineers, and also for digging into technical problems when the opportunity arises.
• Strong communication skills that foster clear technical discussions and help teams reach alignment, while integrating diverse perspectives into plans.

Bonus Points:

• Experience running performance & quality, build & release, or other architecture teams.
• Experience working with application optimization beyond Desktop, including web & mobile.
• Expertise in Windows applications that interact with Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) and/or low-level graphics rendering.

Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $284,000 to $279,000 + 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?

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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