Engineering Manager, Ads Formats

Overview

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing 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 aims to make it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We are looking for a technical, hands-on, and mission-focused Engineering Manager to join our Ads team. This org started last year and is growing fast. You’ll be responsible for building and scaling our ads formats across the Discord product, directly impacting the lives of our users. You will lead a full‑stack team of engineers working across platforms to build revenue-driving products and services at Discord.

You’ll partner closely with Product to define and execute long-term strategy, leading a full‑stack team of engineers across platforms. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize the most impactful work, guide the technical direction of the team, and jump into the code when needed. Whether you bring a strong background in ads or are an exceptional engineering leader excited about solving high‑leverage problems, this is a unique opportunity to shape Discord’s future.

• Work with Product, Design, Business Development and Marketing to drive your team’s vision and roadmap.
• Lead a team of engaged full stack engineers by hiring, coaching, and instilling best practices.
• Instill a culture that both drives impactful results and delights the end user.
• Use your technical expertise to make appropriate tradeoffs and ensure your team is designing scalable technical solutions and delivering high-quality products.
• Make sound first‑principle decisions around resourcing and communicate the rationale clearly to partners and team members.
• Partner with your org leader on strategic planning and to improve the Engineering organization and uphold our workplace philosophy.

• You have 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• You have 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager.
• You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and other engineers to define great solutions to business problems.
• You take pride in delivering a delightful experience for end users, stakeholders and anyone you work with.
• You are motivated to help your team members succeed and have experience growing engineers.
• Code doesn’t scare you – you are still an engineer even if you don’t do it all the time.

• You understand the gaming industry.
• Prior experience with ad tech (tooling, measurement and targeting).
• Strong track record of driving measurable impact through experimentation and data-driven decision making.
• You are a Discord user, and understand the core features and flow of Discord communications.

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Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 - $279,000 + 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.

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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