Software Engineer, Player Engagement

10 Hours ago • 3 Years + • $160,000 PA - $180,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Software Engineer, Player Engagement will be responsible for developing features that integrate gaming data and experiences directly into the Discord platform. This includes collaborating with various teams such as design, product, and data science to introduce new features to over 180 million monthly active users. The role involves working on systems that help users discover and engage with their gaming communities and participating in all levels of ideation, implementation, and release. The focus is on creating deeper connections between players and their favorite games to drive platform growth. The role requires a focus on impact and user experience.
Must have:
  • 3+ years experience as a software engineer
  • Experience building user-facing features
  • Focus on impact and solving problems
  • Attention to detail and eye for user experience
  • Growth mindset and willingness to learn
  • Strong sense of shared ownership
Good to have:
  • Personal experience using Discord for gaming
  • Knowledge of gaming APIs
  • Familiarity with React, TypeScript, Python, or Rust
  • Interest in gaming and gaming communities
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

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.

Gaming is at the heart of Discord's origin and remains central to our mission of creating spaces where people can genuinely connect, have fun hanging out, and build communities around shared interests. Our Player Engagement team builds features that bring gaming experiences directly into Discord, creating deeper connections between players and their favorite games. We believe integrating gaming experiences more deeply into Discord will drive the next generation of platform growth. Come join us and help build innovative gaming experiences for our users!

What you'll do

  • Develop features that integrate gaming data and experiences directly into the Discord platform
  • Collaborate with design, product, data science and other engineers to introduce new features used by our +180M monthly active users
  • Work on systems that help users discover and engage with their gaming communities
  • Participate at all levels of ideation, implementation and release

What you should have

  • 3+ years experience as a software engineer with familiarity working in web and backend stacks
  • Experience building user-facing features that drive engagement
  • A focus on impact. Gaming is central to Discord's identity, but we have exciting opportunities to deepen these connections! You want to work with engineers, product managers, designers, and gaming partners to define great solutions to ambiguous problems.
  • Attention to detail and an eye for user experience. You care about shipping high quality features that delight our users and keep them engaged.
  • A growth mindset. You view mistakes as learning opportunities and build upon your successes. You challenge yourself and those around you to improve.
  • A strong sense of shared ownership. You don't believe that anything is someone else's problem and are willing to explore unfamiliar parts of the tech stack to understand how it works and develop new expertise.

Bonus Points

  • Personal experience using Discord for gaming communities
  • Knowledge of gaming APIs or experience working with gaming data
  • Familiarity with React, TypeScript, Python, or Rust
  • Interest in gaming and gaming communities

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 to $180,000 + 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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About The Company

Founded in 2015, Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests - from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.


And we're hiring! If this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us: https://discordapp.com/jobs for openings.

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