Senior Software Engineer, Audio/Video - Remote

Overview

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.

In Short

• Develop core libraries and infrastructure supporting high-quality, low-latency communications between hundreds of millions of users.
• Own Discord core audio and video functionalities across desktop, browser, and mobile.
• Continuously improve video quality and performance end to end.
• Work with customer support team troubleshooting real-world end-user audio/video issues.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience working on large, cross-platform software projects.
• Comfort writing high-performance code in C++.
• Intimate knowledge with Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS or game console development.
• Knowledge of performance metrics such as CPU, GPU and memory management.
• Enjoyment in coming up with pragmatic solutions to concrete problems using first principles thinking.
• Obsession with user impact and pursue craftsmanship with a high quality of work.
• Strong communication skills and thrive in small, collaborative, energetic teams.
• Comfort planning rollouts and tracking success through experiments.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity options.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a passionate and dynamic team.
• Flexible work environment.
• Impact on the future of gaming and communication.