Senior Software Engineer, Engagement
San Francisco Bay Area · San Francisco · USD 196,000-245,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 1, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area · San Francisco
- Salary
- USD 196,000-245,000 · Base salary
About the role
- The Engagement team at Discord is responsible for improving core platform features such as messaging, voice chat, user profiles, and app navigation.
- This Senior Software Engineer role involves working across the full stack to build impactful, high-quality features that enhance how users hang out and play games.
Responsibilities
- Build delightful products with a high bar for quality, performance, and impact.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Data Science, UX Research, and Marketing to shape the team’s vision and roadmap.
- Find solutions that balance delight, speed of delivery, and impact through cross-functional collaboration.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
- Specialization in building consumer-facing products on web and mobile platforms.
- Domain expertise in web or mobile front-end development.
- Comfortable working across the full stack when needed.
- Experience working in a product team with clear metrics goals and measurable positive impact.
- Strong product sense and attention to UX details.
- Ability to provide empathetic feedback to help team members succeed and grow.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience as a Discord user with an understanding of core features and communication flows.
- Experience working on React Native products.
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
Skills
- React Native
- Mobile Front-end
