# Software Engineer, Distributed Systems at Discord

- Company: Discord
- What the company does: Backed by Index.
- Company website: http://discordapp.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord/jobs/8806163002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/discord-software-engineer-distributed-systems/

## About the role

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

## What they're looking for

- Build and operate large-scale, reliable and performant distributed systems
- Collaborate with product teams to create new features
- Ensure Discord “just works”
- Write code but also manage our infrastructure
- Work with a talented team of engineers who have built one of the largest communication platforms in the world
- 2+ years of experience writing and designing backend systems

Tags: Core Tech Engineering