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Senior Software Engineer - Notifications
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Senior Software Engineer - Notifications
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Discord .
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, and nearly everyone uses it to 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.
We’re looking for a highly motivated, mission‑focused Senior Software Engineer to join the Notifications team at Discord. Notifications are a business‑critical function for keeping users connected. The notifications squad is a multidisciplinary group that works across user experiences, infrastructure, and machine learning to ensure notifications are high signal and high value at all times. We’re looking for a full‑stack data‑driven engineer with strong product sense. As a member, you will work in a highly collaborative environment to tackle complex problems on every part of the stack.
What You’ll Be Doing
Improve client device experiences for receiving notifications and tailoring notification preferences
Build the platform that enables all other teams in the company to send delightful notifications while delivering maximum value to our users
Pair with Machine Learning engineers to optimize global notification signals and quality
Maintain a high‑quality bar for our platform’s operational health and client performance
Pair with Product and Design leads to find solutions that balance delight, speed of delivery, and impact
What You Should Have
5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
Experience in teams operating complex infrastructure or unique product needs
Eager to learn new languages and frameworks, and comfortable working across the full stack when needed \ Worked with teams that had clear metric goals and achieved measurable positive impact on customers
Strong product sense and pride in sweating the details of great UX
Motivated to help team members succeed, grow, and learn through empathetic feedback
Expertise in Python, Typescript, Swift, Kotlin, and/or other languages involved in notifications development
Bonus Points
Discord user with a deep understanding of core features and flow of Discord communications
Previous experience building a notifications orchestration system
The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $196,000 to $220,000 + equity + benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role and level; within the range, individual pay is based on job‑related skills, experience, and education.
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 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.
Inclusion and Accommodation Statement Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. If you need accommodations, please let your recruiter know. Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information during the application and recruitment process.
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Senior Software Engineer - Notifications
role at
Discord .
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, and nearly everyone uses it to 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.
We’re looking for a highly motivated, mission‑focused Senior Software Engineer to join the Notifications team at Discord. Notifications are a business‑critical function for keeping users connected. The notifications squad is a multidisciplinary group that works across user experiences, infrastructure, and machine learning to ensure notifications are high signal and high value at all times. We’re looking for a full‑stack data‑driven engineer with strong product sense. As a member, you will work in a highly collaborative environment to tackle complex problems on every part of the stack.
What You’ll Be Doing
Improve client device experiences for receiving notifications and tailoring notification preferences
Build the platform that enables all other teams in the company to send delightful notifications while delivering maximum value to our users
Pair with Machine Learning engineers to optimize global notification signals and quality
Maintain a high‑quality bar for our platform’s operational health and client performance
Pair with Product and Design leads to find solutions that balance delight, speed of delivery, and impact
What You Should Have
5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
Experience in teams operating complex infrastructure or unique product needs
Eager to learn new languages and frameworks, and comfortable working across the full stack when needed \ Worked with teams that had clear metric goals and achieved measurable positive impact on customers
Strong product sense and pride in sweating the details of great UX
Motivated to help team members succeed, grow, and learn through empathetic feedback
Expertise in Python, Typescript, Swift, Kotlin, and/or other languages involved in notifications development
Bonus Points
Discord user with a deep understanding of core features and flow of Discord communications
Previous experience building a notifications orchestration system
The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $196,000 to $220,000 + equity + benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role and level; within the range, individual pay is based on job‑related skills, experience, and education.
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 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.
Inclusion and Accommodation Statement Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. If you need accommodations, please let your recruiter know. Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information during the application and recruitment process.
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