Elixir Engineer for Real-Time Features

6 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Discord Full time
Real-Time Features Elixir Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Elixir engineer to join our Real-Time Infrastructure team. This position is responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling the systems that power chat, push notifications, presence, and more for our users.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience building performant distributed systems and a strong understanding of observability and monitoring. They will be expected to collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to develop primitives that provide compounding leverage for Discord engineering.

What We're Looking For:

  • Experience with Elixir, Python, and Rust programming languages
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency control, and Linux internals
  • Familiarity with NoSQL databases, DevOps tools like Salt, Terraform, or Kubernetes
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with other engineering teams
  • Bonus points for knowledge of open source technologies and experience working on large-scale projects

Why Join Us?

At Discord, we believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people. Our mission is to help deepen friendships around games and shared interests. As a member of our Real-Time Infrastructure team, you will have the opportunity to work on critical features that enhance user experience.

Salary and Benefits:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $223,000 to $245,500 + equity + benefits. Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity or benefits.



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