Discord
Gaming
SeniorFull-StackSoftwareEngineer,PlayerExperience
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“Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Player Experience at Discord. Skills: Full-Stack Development, Player Experience, React, Python. Design, build, and maintain features. Engage with developers, game studios and other partners”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve the overall user experience; Providing a more rich experience for players; Enhance user interactions; Enable users to find meaningful connections; Enable users to find relevant content; Creating a trusted and welcoming environment
Industry & Context.
Holistic approach to problem solving; Solving a problem from first principles
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience as a software engineer, React/TS, Python or other modern programming languages, Shipping incremental + delightful features that improve the overall user experience, Comfortable switching between different technical stacks and learning new ones, Express opinions and stay aligned, Holistic approach to problem solving, Solving a problem from first principles, Learn from your mistakes, Work through obstacles with the rest of the team, Experience leading projects, Gathering requirements, Supporting partners, Mentoring others, Lead by example with regards to ownership, autonomy, quality and impact, Discord user
Nice to Have
Experience working on a mobile native stack (iOS / Obj-C / Swift), Android (Java, Kotlin), Experience working on developer platform or tooling
What You'll Do.
and maintain features
Engage with developers
game studios and other partners
Collaborate with Engineers
and trusted experiences
Experiment and iterate on ideas
Marketing and ML teams
Improve ranking and discovery systems
Build innovative features
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Owners, and Data Scientists; Work closely with cross-functional peers; Work through obstacles with the rest of the team
Communication Scope
Express opinions
Process & Methodology
Experience leading projects, Gathering requirements
Full Job Description
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. People come to Discord before, during, and after gaming, and we want to make that experience even better. Working directly with our developer partners and communities, we are building brand new ways for users on Discord to connect, engage and have a great time while gaming. We believe that gaming is better when playing with friends, and aim to provide the features and tooling for developers to help us enrich those experiences. This is also reflected in how we work! Our engineering culture values collaboration and building great teams. Come and join us! What You'll Be Doing Design, build, and maintain features that help users connect and make friends through gaming on our platform, across desktop and mobile. Engage with developers, game studios and other partners to find opportunities and address challenges towards providing a more rich experience for players while gaming and engaging with online communities. Collaborate with Engineers, Designers, Product Owners, and Data Scientists to build engaging, fun, and trusted experiences, while experimenting and iterating on ideas that enhance user interactions. Partner with our Content, Marketing and ML teams to improve ranking and discovery systems, enabling users to find meaningful connections and relevant content. Build innovative features that help users discover new friendships and deepen existing ones, creating a trusted and welcoming environment. What you should have You have 5+ years of experience as a software engineer. You have experience wi
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