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.
Power real-time conversations for 200+ million users worldwide. The mission of Discord's AV Client team is to give our users an outstanding voice, video, and game-streaming experience across Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. That’s a lot of platforms! We write native code using platform-specific APIs to provide the optimal experience wherever people use Discord.
Ever wonder what happens when your friend's voice cuts out mid-clutch? Or why that one teammate always sounds like they're underwater? Plot twist: you could be the one fixing that! As a Software Engineer on our AV Client team, your code will be the difference between 'Can you hear me?' and legendary gaming moments that friends talk about for years.
What you'll be doing
- Build the core libraries that power conversations for millions of users (Typescript, C++, Objective-C, Kotlin)
- Design and run experiments with proper success criteria and statistical rigor – because hunches don't answer the big question: “Does this actually make calls better?”
- Play detective with audio/video gremlins hiding in endless configurations of user hardware
What you should have
- 3+ years experience doing native development
- Experience developing mobile components with C++
- Experience integrating with mobile SDKs in Objective-C/Swift or Kotlin/Java
- Experience creating pragmatic solutions to complex problems
- Comfort working within a highly collaborative team environment
Bonus Points
- Experience in audio/video native SDKs (ex. Android: MediaCodec, Camera2; iOS: VideoToolbox, AVAudioSession)
- Experience with the WebRTC library
Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). For this role, the hiring manager would like folks to be in the office 1 day a week. Relocation assistance may be available.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 to $180,000 + 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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Discord San Francisco, California, USA Office
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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