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.
We're seeking a visionary leader for our Messaging Team in Core Product — someone who can transform how millions communicate every day. In this role, you'll help set strategic direction and oversee the development of the core of how people use Discord today and in the future. You'll drive user value, impact key metrics, deliver exceptionally designed products, and ensure your team is enabled and streamlined. We need a highly driven, opinionated leader who can collaborate deeply with product managers — leading products, writing specs when needed, and helping with opportunity sizing.
We're looking for someone who understands that being a manager means filling whatever gap needs filling.In this leadership role, you will be critical to Discord's success, building features that millions use every day and representing the forefront of Discord's brand. You'll wear many hats—creating teams that ship the highest quality products and iterate quickly, jumping into code to understand and mentor the team, pulling data, or writing product specifications as needed. This role reports to our Director of Core Product, Nick Reynolds.
What You'll Be Doing
- Collaborating closely with your cross-functional team (Product, Design, Data Science, UX Research, and Marketing) to drive your team's roadmap, vision, and deliver measurable impact
- Making sound first-principle decisions around resourcing and communicating the rationale clearly to partners and team members
- Partnering with your org leader on strategic planning and to improve the Engineering organization and uphold our workplace philosophy
- Driving product decisions with our goals in mind while maintaining a high bar for feature quality, delivering delightful experiences, and moving quickly
- Using your technical expertise to make appropriate tradeoffs and ensure your team delivers high-quality products efficiently
What you should have:
- 5+ years of experience as an engineer working across the stack and familiarity with the latest frontend patterns
- 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager, having led teams of 8 or more
- Experience actively using Discord with friends or within communities
- Experience leading a consumer product team with clear metrics goals, strong product sense, and pride in delivering high-quality experiences that drive impact
- Growth mindset and goal orientation with a drive to strive for excellence
- Commitment to helping team members succeed and experience mentoring and growing engineers
- Willingness to get hands-on – we're looking for someone to manage primarily, but our leaders should feel comfortable jumping into code to understand our product better and make direct changes when needed
Bonus Points
- Experience with React or React Native
- Previous work on consumer communication products
- Demonstrated contribution to great product experiences that you've helped deliver
#LI-RemoteThe US base salary range for this full-time position is $304,000 to $342,000 + 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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