Senior Engineering Manager

Who you are

• You have 5+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager
• You have strong communication skills and the ability to work well cross-functionally
• You are motivated to help your team members succeed and have experience developing engineers of multiple levels
• You approach problems from first principles
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and get excited about working collaboratively to figure out solutions to complex problems, and then executing on them
• You have a strong product sense and take pride in understanding your customers
• You use experiments to make data informed decisions and are excited when numbers move by 1%
• Code does not scare you, you are still an engineer even if you don't do it all the time
• You keep up with the industry trends and can assess new technologies that can help us better solve problems

What the job involves

• We're looking for a technical, hands-on, and mission-focused Senior Engineering Manager to join our Consumer Revenue team
• You’ll be responsible for building and scaling our Nitro product and organization
• You will lead a team of engineers working across platforms to build revenue driving products and services at Discord
• Build highly-engaged teams by hiring, coaching, and instilling a sense of ownership and impact in your engineers
• Work cross-functionally with our Finance, Customer Experience, Product, Design and Marketing teams to define your team’s vision and roadmap by thoroughly understanding the customer and business needs
• Use your technical expertise to constantly raise the bar and ensure your team delivers extraordinary results at the high technical level we set
• Develop insights into issues slowing down the team and use it to develop processes that enable the team to deliver its goals
• Mentor and guide the careers of the engineers through coaching and finding opportunities that support their technical skillset and goals
• Make sound decisions around resourcing, and make the rationale clear to partners and team members
• Partner with Revenue leadership on strategic planning and continuously improve the Engineering organization while upholding our workplace philosophy

Benefits

• Discord HQ: At Discord, we believe great work can happen anywhere, whether in person or virtually. Our flexible work model empowers our people to choose where they work best: at home, in one of our offices like our San Francisco HQ, or a mix of both.
• Grow together: Look forward to developing both professionally and personally alongside your colleagues at Discord. All of our managers go through a leadership program, and we offer enriching trainings for everyone. No matter what your interests or skills are, there's a place on our platform for you to find and build belonging.
• Money matters: Discord strives to offer fair and competitive compensation packages, including equity. You'll have room to grow and be rewarded based on your contributions and impact at the company. Take advantage of our retirement offerings (including 401k matching in the US) to meet your financial goals.
• Health benefits; At Discord, we health-care about you! We offer medical, dental, vision, reproductive, gender-affirming, and mental healthcare to our employees.
• Family support: Spend some quality time with the next generation with 12+ weeks parental leave, as well as fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• R&R: Stay refreshed with four weeks of PTO, 16 paid holidays each year including a week off for the winter holidays, and flexible sick time (which includes mental health days).
• Wellness on us: Take advantage of a $375 quarterly stipend for your gym membership or other activities to keep you feeling great.
• Giving back: Whatever social cause you're passionate about, take a day (or two) off to make an impact. While you're at it, take advantage of $1,000/year in donation matching to charitable organizations!