Senior Software Engineer - API Platform

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (API Platform): Responsible for the core functionality and reliability of Discord’s API layer, developing and operating the core components of the API. Focus on continuously improving the codebase, processes, and infrastructure, affecting nearly every interaction users have on Discord.

Location: Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area

Salary: $196,000 to $220,500 + equity + benefits

Company

Discord is a multiplatform platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests.

What you will do

• Ensure the reliable and efficient operation of critical systems that serve millions of users daily.
• Manage infrastructure.
• Enable teams to deploy code to production quickly and safely.
• Use and enhance observability tools to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Improve codebase and processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing backend systems.
• Experience scaling distributed systems.
• Experience operating complex services in a production environment.
• Familiarity with open source software.
• Confidence making tradeoffs when leading projects to ensure constant progress.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python or Rust.
• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes.
• Experience with Google Pub/Sub or other message queue systems.
• A deep understanding of Python runtime internals or the gevent library.
• You have built or contributed to open source projects.
• You are a Discord power user and have built bots or apps interacting with our platform.

Culture & Benefits

• Multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform.
• Helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests.
• Committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process.