Discord

Discord

Senior Software Engineer, Ads

San Francisco Bay Area · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$196k-$221kDetected 3 days ago
TypeScriptPythonRustReactReact NativeAPI DevelopmentMachine LearningA/B TestingLeadership

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61Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Discord Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Marketing Managers in San Francisco, CALIFORNIA on 2026-06-10. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 1 day (2026-09-07), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.+1 more active determination on file

Files H-1B transfers

18 transfer filings in the last year, covering 18 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • Join us in shaping the future of digital advertising and marketplace interactions!
  • To learn more about Discord Engineering, take a look at our engineering blog!

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and maintain new Ads products and infrastructure from the backend to frontend.
  • Be a strategic partner with engineering, product, and cross functional leadership in designing, developing and scaling digital advertising features that drive revenue growth and enhance user engagement.
  • Own projects end to end - you'll be responsible for working with Product and other stakeholders to refine requirements, creating technical designs and specs, implementing changes, and seeing projects through to launch and maintenance.
  • A love of mentorship. Helping fellow engineers, providing feedback and guidance on system architecture, API design, data modeling, and tradeoffs.
  • Model strong ownership by acting autonomously when possible and looping in others to build confidence on critical questions.
  • You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, analysts, and other engineers to define great solutions to business problems.
  • Helping fellow engineers, providing feedback and guidance on system architecture, API design, data modeling, and tradeoffs.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience
  • You have a sharp eye for what changes can bring a product from good to great.
  • We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

Compensation

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,500 + equity + benefits.
  • Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
  • Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Benefits

  • Collaborate with both engineers on and off the team - from Revenue Infrastructure, to Core Tech, to Machine Learning, to Data Science.
  • Introduce coding and operational best practices to the team; always be learning & teaching.
  • You view mistakes as learning opportunities and build upon your successes.
  • Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Company info

  • Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.
  • We are looking for a highly technical, creative, hands-on, and impact-focused Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Ads team.
  • We are driven by a passion for delivering exceptional user experiences while scaling our platform to new heights.
  • We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses.
  • Join us in our mission!

This listing is sourced directly from Discord's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.