Senior Software Engineer, Audio
Rad AI$145,000 - $190,000/year
- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
$196,000 – $220,500Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Communication Software, GamingIndustries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Salary: $196,000 - $220,500 (Base Salary) + Equity + Benefits
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. 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-end experience of audio/video across desktop and mobile. The team’s mission is to give our users an outstanding voice, video, and client experience.
Requirements
- Experience: 4+ years working on large, cross-platform software projects.
- Programming Language: Comfort writing high-performance code in C++.
- Platform Knowledge: Intimate knowledge with Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS or game console development.
- Performance Metrics: Knowledge of performance metrics such as CPU, GPU and memory management.
- Problem Solving: Enjoyment in coming up with pragmatic solutions to concrete problems using first principles thinking.
- Craftsmanship: Obsession with user impact and pursue craftsmanship with a high quality of work.
- Communication: Strong communication skills and thrive in small, collaborative, energetic teams.
- Experimentation: Comfort planning rollouts and tracking success through experiments.
Responsibilities
- Develop core libraries and infrastructure supporting high-quality, low-latency communications between hundreds of millions of users.
- Own Discord core audio and video functionalities across desktop, browser, and mobile.
- Continuously improve video quality and performance end to end.
- Work with customer support team troubleshooting real-world end-user audio/video issues.
Bonus Points
- Comfortable writing high-performance code in Rust.
- Working experience with WebRTC, SDP, SRTP, DTLS.
- Experience working with common audio/video codecs such as Opus, VP8, H.264, etc.
- Working experience with media pipeline on platforms supported by Discord.
- Experience with Chromium or Mozilla internals.
Company Information
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.
Skills
C++
Cross-platform development
Windows
MacOS
Android
iOS
GPU management
CPU management
Memory management
Performance metrics
Problem-solving
User impact
Communication
Experimentation
Discord
Voice, video, and text communication platform
About Discord
Discord is a communication platform that allows users to connect through voice, video, and text. It serves as a space for friends and communities to gather and share their interests, catering to a wide range of groups such as artists, activists, study groups, and hobbyists. Users can join various communities, known as servers, which host discussions and activities related to their interests. Unlike many other platforms, Discord does not rely on advertising or selling user data; instead, it offers a premium subscription service called Nitro, which provides additional features like enhanced streaming quality and customization options. The goal of Discord is to create a welcoming environment where people can build connections and foster a sense of belonging.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$952.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_HCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Social ImpactIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees