Engineering Manager, Growth

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.

This position is US based only.

We’re looking for a technical, hands-on, and mission-focused Engineering Manager to lead our Experiences team within the Growth organization. The Experiences team is responsible for resolving key pain points that help grow, engage, and retain users and grow the Discord community. You will work with a team of full stack engineers and cross functional partners to execute on a critical strategic mission for our business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work with Product, Design, Data Science and Marketing to define and execute on the roadmap for growth initiatives.
• Build a team of engaged full stack engineers by hiring, coaching, and instilling best practices.
• Use experimentation and metrics to drive continuous improvement in activation and retention.
• Use your technical expertise and ensure your team delivers extraordinary results at the high technical level we set.
• Collaborate across the company to improve existing products and primitives at scale.
• Partner with leadership on strategic planning and on improving the Engineering organization.

What you should have

• You have 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• You have 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager.
• You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and other engineers to define great solutions to business problems.
• You take pride in delivering a delightful experience for end users, stakeholders and anyone you work with.
• You are motivated to help your team members succeed and have experience growing engineers.
• Code doesn't scare you - you are still an engineer even if you don't do it all the time.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 - $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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