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Discord · 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - API Platform

positionSan Francisco Bay Area, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$196K/yr - $220K/yr
date5+ years exp

Discord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, primarily for gaming. The API Platform team is responsible for the core functionality and reliability of Discord’s API layer, and as an API Platform engineer, you will improve the codebase and infrastructure that supports millions of users daily.

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Responsibilities

Ensure the reliable and efficient operation of critical systems that serve millions of users daily
Write code but also manage our infrastructure
Enable dozens of teams to deploy code to production quickly and safely
Use and enhance observability tools to troubleshoot complex issues
Become a vital part of a small team of talented engineers passionate about keeping Discord running smoothly

Qualification

Backend systems designDistributed systems scalingProduction environment operationsPythonKubernetesGoogle Pub/SubOpen source softwareGevent librarySoft skills

Required

5+ years of experience designing and developing backend systems
Experience scaling distributed systems
Experience operating complex services in a production environment
Familiarity with open source software, and the ability to dig into a library's source code to find the answer you're looking for
Confidence making tradeoffs when leading projects to ensure constant progress

Preferred

Experience with Python or Rust
Experience deploying and managing containerized applications with Kubernetes
Experience with Google Pub/Sub or other message queue systems
A deep understanding of Python runtime internals or the gevent library
You have built or contributed to open source projects
You are a Discord power user and have built bots or apps interacting with our platform

Benefits

Equity
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Relocation assistance may be available.

Company

Discord

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Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://discord.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$995.41M
Key Investors
Flat CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupSony Interactive Entertainment
2024-03-01Secondary Market
2022-11-22Series I
2022-03-12Secondary Market· $10.86M

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Stanislav Vishnevskiy
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