Staff Software Engineer - UI and Interactions

July 1

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Discord

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Gaming • Social Impact • Telecommunications

Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities. Users can chat via text, voice, or video, and the platform is known for its emphasis on gaming. It provides customized experiences with features like custom emojis, stickers, and soundboard effects. Discord supports seamless streaming with high quality and low latency, making it ideal for gamers to hang out and play games together online. It is accessible across various devices including PC, phone, and console. Additionally, Discord places a high priority on safety and moderation, offering resources and guidelines for keeping communities safe and engaging. It is widely used for social interactions, gaming, and community building.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2015

🎮 Gaming

🌍 Social Impact

📡 Telecommunications

💰 $12G Venture Round on 2022-03

📋 Description

• Implement Highly Polished UIs: Function as both a thought leader who can craft thoughtful solutions to design problems both independently and in collaboration with dedicated designers. Bring interfaces to life with smooth web animations and delightful interactions, translating design concepts into pixel-perfect, high-quality code • Front-End Excellence: Write clean, maintainable code in React and React Native, and drive best practices in performance and accessibility for all UI components across web platforms • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Product, Design, and Marketing to define your team's vision and roadmap by thoroughly understanding the needs of our users. Seamlessly transition between designing independently and implementing designs from the design team • Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers and set high code standards. Guide front-end architecture decisions, and champion UI/UX quality at Discord

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of front-end development experience building rich, user-centric applications (web and/or mobile) • Expertise in React: You have built complex applications and understand the React ecosystem/libraries deeply. You're eager to expand into React Native and excited about the opportunity to apply your React expertise to mobile development. • Strong design sensibility: Passion for great design and user experience. You have an eye for detail and experience creating visually compelling interfaces • Web animations expertise: Proven experience implementing smooth, performant animations and micro-interactions that enhance user experience • Portfolio of Work: Required - Ability to showcase specific UI examples of past work including animations, interactions, and visual design – e.g. live demos, GitHub projects, or portfolios demonstrating your front-end and design expertise • Performance & Accessibility: Extensive knowledge of front-end performance optimizations and web accessibility standards like WCAG. You ensure that your UIs are not only beautiful but also fast and usable for everyone • Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

🏖️ Benefits

• equity • benefits