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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