Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Discord is a communication platform used by over 200 million people monthly, especially for gaming. They are seeking a Software Engineer for their Database Infrastructure team to develop and operate large-scale, reliable data systems that support their vast user base.
Responsibilities
- Build and operate large-scale, reliable and performant data systems with ScyllaDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Linux and Rust
- Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to develop storage primitives enabling all of Discord
- Exercise "First Principles Thinking" to always deliver what matters most to our users
- Work with a talented team of engineers who have built one of the largest communication platforms in the world
Skills
- 2-4 years of experience with building backend infrastructure
- Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and test complex systems in a live, production environment
- Strong operating systems, distributed systems, and concurrency control fundamentals
- Proficiency with at least one statically-typed programming language: e.g. Rust, Go, Java, C, C++
- Comfortable working in fast paced environments
- Experience with highly-available and distributed databases: e.g. ScyllaDB, Cassandra, Vitess, Postgres w/HA, etc
- Experience with Rust
- Knowledge of DevOps tools like Salt, Terraform or Kubernetes
Benefits
Company Overview
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://discord.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Discord has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9 in 2026, 44 in 2025, 32 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 18 in 2022, 5 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.