Staff Software Engineer, Media Infrastructure

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.

The Media Infrastructure team at Discord is responsible for managing the storage, processing, and delivery of over 100PB of user-generated media across millions of users. As a Staff Software Engineer on the team, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and evolving our media infrastructure to be scalable, high-performance, and cost-effective.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• You’ll be working on core media systems that impact hundreds of millions of users daily.
• Every time users engage with animated GIFs, emojis, or video content, they interact with the systems you help build.
• Your work will help drive down costs while increasing engagement, making Discord a more expressive and engaging platform.
• You'll be tackling complex problems in video encoding, playback performance, and media storage optimization.
• This is a high-impact role where you will drive related technical & product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for one of the largest communication platforms in the world.

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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $223,000 to $245,000 + 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. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

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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