Discord is a voice, video and text platform that helps friends come together to hang out, play games and have fun. When Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy founded Discord in 2015 they had a hunch that multiplayer gaming would be the future of entertainment and that people would need a communications platform designed for them to talk with their gaming friends. Today, gaming has become the largest form of entertainment in the world, bigger than movies and music combined. It’s the fastest-growing as well. Discord makes it feel like you’re playing in the same room with friends. Discord users can communicate through 1:1 direct messages (DMs), group direct messages (GDMs) and Servers where friends can easily gather in voice, text and video chats before, during and after gaming. High quality streaming and a seamless experience across devices lets people play and interact together as if they were in person. Almost all activity on Discord happens in small, private friend spaces. 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. So if this strikes a chord, come join us in our mission! Explore our latest job listings and apply today!
Careers at Discord
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 data-driven full stack Senior Software Engineer to join the Growth team at Discord. Our team is responsible for how Discord shows up across the web- building the systems that help new users discover and understand Discord before they ever sign up. You'll work across the stack to improve our SEO capabilities, from edge compute solutions that serve millions of requests to backend systems that power our web presence. This is a high-impact role where you'll directly influence how Discord acquires and onboards new users at scale. This person will report to the Senior Engineering Manager for Growth.
What You'll Be Doing
- Build and optimize web experiences that improve Discord's discoverability and search engine presence
- Develop edge compute solutions to serve dynamic, SEO-friendly content at scale
- Work across the full stack, with a focus on frontend technologies (TypeScript, React) while contributing to our backend systems (Python)
- Design and run experiments to measure the impact of SEO improvements on user acquisition
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to identify high-impact opportunities and iterate quickly
- Maintain performance and reliability standards for user-facing web properties
What you should have
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience building SEO solutions or working on growth teams focused on acquisition
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React, with experience building performant web applications
- Familiarity with edge compute platforms (Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge Functions, or similar)
- Working knowledge of Python and backend web frameworks like Flask
- A data-driven approach to decision making, with experience designing and interpreting A/B tests
- Curiosity about how search engines and LLMs work and a desire to stay current on SEO & GEO best practices
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,000 + 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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