Power real-time conversations for 200+ million users worldwide. The mission of Discord's AV Client team is to give our users an outstanding voice, video, and game-streaming experience across Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. That’s a lot of platforms! We write native code using platform-specific APIs to provide the optimal experience wherever people use Discord. 

Ever wonder what happens when your friend's voice cuts out mid-clutch? Or why that one teammate always sounds like they're underwater? Plot twist: you could be the one fixing that! As a Software Engineer on our AV Client team, your code will be the difference between 'Can you hear me?' and legendary gaming moments that friends talk about for years. 

What you'll be doing

Build the core libraries that power conversations for millions of users (Typescript, C++, Objective-C, Kotlin) Design and run experiments with proper success criteria and statistical rigor – because hunches don't answer the big question: “Does this actually make calls better?” Play detective with audio/video gremlins hiding in endless configurations of user hardware

What you should have

3+ years experience doing native development  Experience developing mobile components with C++ Experience integrating with mobile SDKs in Objective-C/Swift or Kotlin/Java Experience creating pragmatic solutions to complex problems Comfort working within a highly collaborative team environment

Bonus Points

Experience in audio/video native SDKs (ex. Android: MediaCodec, Camera2; iOS: VideoToolbox, AVAudioSession) Experience with the WebRTC library

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 $160,000 to $180,000 + 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.