Engineering Manager, Media Infrastructure
Discord
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Posted:
August 11, 2023
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Hybrid
About the position
As an Engineering Manager on the Media Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for overseeing the development of systems that handle a massive amount of user-generated content. With a focus on scalability and performance, you will establish the technical roadmap, lead projects, and expand the team. Collaboration with various stakeholders, including engineering, product, and safety leaders, will be crucial in addressing Discord's media-related needs. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-scale distributed systems and stay up-to-date with industry trends in the media space.
Responsibilities
- Establish the technical roadmap and vision for the team.
- Tackle interesting scaling challenges.
- Expand the team and define its operating rhythm.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and safety leaders to address all of Discord's media-related needs.
- Code and lead technical projects.
- Ensure Discord’s media infrastructure just works.
- Lead projects requiring coordination across many teams.
- Build high-performing teams.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends in the media space.
- Potentially work with media processing and CDNs.
- Deploy infrastructure in Google Cloud and Cloudflare.
- Use open source technologies and contribute back to the community.
- Work in a hybrid team with some members in the Bay Area and others working remotely.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- 1+ year of experience as an Engineering Manager
- Experience leading projects requiring coordination across many teams
- Experience working on high-scale distributed systems used by tens or hundreds of millions of users
- Experience building high-performing teams
- Interest in the media space and a desire to stay up-to-date with industry trends
- Bonus: experience with media processing and CDNs
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision (plus up to $20,000 for gender affirmation procedures)
- Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
- 14+ paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days
- Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
- Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
- Volunteer time off
- A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups
- Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees
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Discord
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
Company Overview
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
Benefits
Compensation and Financial Benefits:
- Competitive salaries and equity options
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions
Health and Wellness:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Wellness and fitness programs, including gym membership reimbursements
- Access to mental health resources
Work-life Balance and Flexibility:
- Flexible work hours and remote work options
- Unlimited paid time off and paid holidays
- Generous parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers
Professional Development and Growth:
- Educational allowance for continuous learning and development
- Opportunities for internal promotions and career progression
- Regular feedback and performance reviews
Office Environment and Tools:
- For in-office employees, a well-equipped workspace in a modern office
- Remote work setup stipend for remote employees
- Up-to-date technology and software tools to facilitate productivity
Additional Perks and Incentives:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Regular team-building events and annual company retreats
- Casual work environment
- Employee referral bonuses
- Free snacks and drinks in the office for in-office employees
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