Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Consumer Revenue

Posted on 10/1/2025

Discord

Discord

1,001-5,000 employees

Voice, video, and text chat for communities

Compensation Overview

$196k - $220k/yr

+ Equity

Remote in USA

Remote

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kotlin
Python
React.js
TypeScript
iOS/Swift
Objective-C
Android Development
React Native
Requirements
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in frontend with backend familiarity
  • Strong React and React Native skills with solid understanding of Python backend best practices
  • Experience with web (React, TypeScript), Android (React Native, Kotlin), iOS (React Native, Objective-C, Swift), and backend (Python)
  • Performance optimization techniques and commitment to maintaining high-performance standards
  • Ownership mentality with autonomy and comfort with ambiguity
  • Product sense with empathy for users and ability to seek feedback
  • Pragmatic approach with incremental problem solving, rapid prototyping and high integrity
  • Growth mindset with learning from challenges and continuous improvement
Responsibilities
  • Build and enhance consumer-facing platforms including digital storefronts, commerce systems or profile surfaces, customization features, and user expression tools
  • Own projects end to end by partnering with Product to refine requirements, create technical specs, and work closely with Design to execute and deliver best-in-class user experiences
  • Work with a team of full-stack engineers to ship new consumer revenue features across Web, Android, and iOS
  • Navigate simple to difficult tasks with comfort in ambiguous situations, contributing to a fast-paced product engineering team
  • Contribute through rapid prototyping of new features and developing principled learnings through experimentation
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working on teams focused on growth, particularly in revenue generation, product monetization, or user engagement systems
  • Strong track record of driving measurable impact through experimentation and data-driven decision making
  • Demonstrated success in attracting new users, driving engagement, sustaining long-term retention, and optimizing consumer-facing features
  • Experience with performance optimization at scale, particularly for consumer-facing applications
  • Interest or passion for the Discord platform and consumer product development

Discord provides a voice, video, and text chat platform that helps friends and communities connect and hang out online. It supports organizing conversations in servers, with channels for different topics, and offers features for voice and video calls, messages, and streaming. Discord works by letting users join communities (servers), participate in real-time chats, and share media and screens. It differentiates itself by not selling user data or running ads, and by offering a Nitro premium subscription that adds perks like higher quality streams and cosmetic customization. The company’s goal is to help people feel like they belong and can explore their interests through shared spaces and conversations.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Series H

Total Funding

$979.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • In-game purchases create new revenue stream as developers adopt Discord's commerce layer.
  • Nitro Rewards bundling drives subscription retention through brand partnerships and exclusive perks.
  • 150M monthly active users across 19M servers provide massive platform for monetization expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Gaming communities represent 70% of activity; AAA title migration to proprietary platforms threatens existence.
  • Gas acquisition creates COPPA and GDPR liability; FTC enforcement risks €20M+ fines.
  • Microsoft partnership dependency commoditizes Nitro; termination spikes churn before IPO launch.

What makes Discord unique

  • Ad-free, data-respecting freemium model differentiates Discord from Meta and Telegram competitors.
  • In-game commerce integration with Marvel Rivals expands monetization beyond subscription-only revenue model.
  • Nitro Rewards partnerships with Xbox Game Pass and hardware brands enhance premium tier value.

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Benefits

Stay healthy - We take care of our team with comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.

Parental perks - Spend some quality time with the next generation with parental leave, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.

Kick back - Stay refreshed with over 19 paid holidays, use-what-you-need sick days, and four weeks of PTO.

Commute easy - In a non-COVID world, get up to $270 per month for your commuting and parking needs.

The loadout - When we’re back in the office, enjoy daily catered lunches and snacks, a desk fund to make your space yours, and whatever you need for your computer setup, including a headphone allowance.

Wellness on us - Take advantage of a quarterly wellness allowance for your gym membership or other wellness activities. Virtual yoga every week!

Transgender benefits - Discord will reimburse up to $20,000 for any procedure related to transition.

Discord HQ - Our office is located in Potrero Hill, a little neighborhood in San Francisco near awesome coffee and food.

Relocation - Excellent relocation bonuses for new hires moving to San Francisco (once it’s safe to return).

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Zoom Bangla News
Dec 3rd, 2025
Discord launches in-game purchases with Marvel Rivals ahead of potential IPO

Discord has launched in-game purchasing tools, allowing users to buy digital game items directly within the app. The move comes as the company reportedly prepares for an initial public offering. Marvel Rivals is the first partner for the new shop feature, with its Discord server hosting over four million members. Players can purchase bundles, costumes and emotes without leaving Discord. The feature includes wishlist functionality, enabling users to gift in-game items via direct message. Currently available only on Discord's desktop app in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and Oceania, the commerce layer represents a significant revenue diversification strategy. The feature provides game developers with an additional sales channel whilst keeping users engaged within Discord's ecosystem.

The Information
May 4th, 2023
Discord’s Revenue Growth Slows to 44% in 2022

Many tech firms saw meager revenue growth, or even a decline, last year as the digital ad market stalled and businesses cut back spending on software. Messaging startup Discord was an exception. Discord, which makes money from subscription fees, lifted revenue 44% to $445 million last year, ...

The Verge
Jan 17th, 2023
Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compliment each other

Gas will remain a standalone app at Discord.

Business Wire
Dec 7th, 2021
Holaplex Announces $6 Million Seed Round To Empower Independent Creators Of Nfts

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Holaplex, an all-in-one NFT platform that leverages Solana in addition to Solana-powered on-chain protocol, Metaplex, announces a $6 million seed round led by blockchain-focused investment firm CoinFund. Other major ecosystem players who participated in the round include: Social Capital, Valor, Collab+Currency, Blockchain Coinvestors and Solana Capital. Founded in 2021, Holaplex provides independent artists, musicians and creators with simple, free tools to make and s

TechCrunch
Dec 17th, 2020
Update: Discord confirms raising $100M at a valuation of $7B

The world of virtual communications continues to hold a central place in our socially-distanced lives, and today it looks like one of the companies reaping some of the spoils is also reaping some funding out of it. Discord, the chat and communications platform wildly popular with gamers and, increasingly, many others, has confirmed to us […]

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