Senior Software Engineer - Audio/Video

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Join our journey to create the best cross-platform application for messaging and real-time interactions! The Audio & Video engineering team at Discord owns the technology and end to experience of our audio/video features across desktop and mobile. The team’s mission is to give our users the utmost confidence that our voice, video, and client experience is outstanding. You Will: 
  • Develop core libraries and infrastructure supporting high-quality, low latency communications between hundreds of millions of users
  • Develop all aspects of Discord desktop clients (Windows, macOs, Linux) from installation and updating to deep game integration and overlay technologies 
  • Develop new audio and video features across desktop, iOS, and Android platforms 
  • Continuously improve video quality end to end 
  • Fix performance issues and bugs by root causing real-world end-user audio/video issues 
  • Architect elegant and maintainable code with a focus on autonomy and support from the team

You Have: 

  • 4+ years experience working on large, cross-platform software projects
  • Comfort with coding in Rust and/or C++
  • Intimate knowledge of VoIP systems, Windows internals, or mobile native development
  • Keen focus on code readability, testability, and incremental refactoring

Bonus Points:

  • Experience working on / contributing to Chromium, Electron, NodeJS, or WebRTC 
  • Experience working with common audio/video codecs such as Opus, VP8, H.264, etc
  • Experience with GN / Ninja
  • Experience with more esoteric corners of Win32

Benefits and Perks

  • Medical insurance including Health, Dental, Vision
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Parental Leave and fertility benefits
  • Transgender benefits
  • Supported-employee clubs and Employee Resource Groups
  • Commuter Contributions of $270 a month (pretax)
  • Daily lunches and unlimited snacks
  • Monthly gym and fitness stipend

 

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Our platform is our headquarters! Because we believe great work isn’t tied to a physical space, most of our roles offer flexibility – whether it’s from the comfort of your home (in approved locations), an inspiring office setting or a combo of both!

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