Senior Software Engineer, Core Audio/Video

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Discord

Posted:

July 25, 2023

Remote

Job Commitment

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Workplace Type

Remote

Job Function

Dev & Engineering

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About the position

Join our journey to create the best cross-platform application for messaging and real-time interactions! The Audio & Video engineering team at Discord is seeking passionate individuals to join the Core AV team. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for developing core libraries and infrastructure to support high-quality, low-latency communications between millions of users. You will also have the opportunity to own Discord's core audio and video functionalities across various platforms and continuously improve video quality and performance. Troubleshooting real-world end-user audio/video issues and collaborating with the customer support team are also key aspects of this role.

Responsibilities

Develop core libraries and infrastructure supporting high-quality, low-latency communications between hundreds of millions of users.
Own Discord core audio and video functionalities across desktop, browser, and mobile.
Continuously improve video quality and performance end to end.
Work with customer support team troubleshooting real-world end-user audio/video issues.
Write high-performance code in C++.
Have intimate knowledge with Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, or game console development.
Have knowledge of performance metrics such as CPU, GPU, and memory management.
Come up with pragmatic solutions to concrete problems using first principles thinking.
Be obsessed with user impact and pursue craftsmanship with a high quality of work.
Have strong communication skills and thrive in small, collaborative, energetic teams.
Bonus Points:
Write high-performance code in Rust.
Have working experience with WebRTC, SDP, SRTP, DTLS.
Have experience working with common audio/video codecs such as Opus, VP8, H.264, etc.
Have working experience with media pipeline on platforms supported by Discord.
Have experience with Chromium or Mozilla internals.

Requirements

4+ years experience working on large, cross-platform software projects
Comfortable writing high-performance code in C++
Intimate knowledge with Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS or game console development
Knowledge of performance metrics such as CPU, GPU and memory management
Enjoy coming up with pragmatic solutions to concrete problems using first principles thinking
Obsessed with user impact and pursue craftsmanship with a high quality of work
Strong communication skills and thrive in small, collaborative, energetic teams
Bonus: Comfortable writing high-performance code in Rust
Bonus: Working experience with WebRTC, SDP, SRTP, DTLS
Bonus: Experience working with common audio/video codecs such as Opus, VP8, H.264, etc.
Bonus: Working experience with media pipeline on platforms supported by Discord
Bonus: Experience with Chromium or Mozilla internals

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

Learn more about Discord employee perks and benefits.