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Senior Software Engineer, Activities Studio

Discord, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


Senior Software Engineer, Activities Studio

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.Senior Software Engineer - Activities StudioJoin Activities Studio at Discord, where we’re redefining social gaming experiences! As Discord insiders with deep game industry experience, we are innovating on the platform, creating games that demonstrate the full potential of Discord’s Activities feature and pushing the boundaries of what apps on Discord can do. Together, we’ll come up with new ways for millions of Discord users to play, compete, and connect, inspiring new Discord Developers worldwide.What You’ll Do

Unlock unique experiences. Build cutting-edge tech creating new capabilities for Activities and games on Discord.Innovate and iterate. Work alongside world-class developers to create best-in-class gaming experiences for our players.Deliver at scale. Deploy and operate a platform to reliably entertain millions of players with dozens of releases each year.Constantly grow and improve. Actively look for opportunities to level up both our processes/tools and our team overall.Who You Are

Possess 5+ years of full-stack software development experience.Proficient in building high-performance applications on modern web technologies.Strong networking fundamentals, essential to creating real-time multiplayer games.Has built and operated large-scale applications on a popular cloud platform like GCP or AWS.Skilled with CI, build and deployment technologies such as GitHub Actions, Docker, and Terraform.A product-minded engineer with demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and iterate.An empathetic communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment with other engineers and cross-functional teams.Bonus Points

Proficient with Typescript, React, Unity, Cocos Engine, Python and/or Rust.Practiced operating serverless architecture.Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000 to $201,500 + 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.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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