Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Ads at Discord
San Francisco, CA
$196,000–$220,500from the description
Jul 30, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack software engineering role on Discord's Ads team, focused on building and scaling advertising products — including new ad formats, campaign management tooling for advertisers, and user-facing rewards experiences. The work spans backend and frontend, with involvement in analytics and experimentation frameworks. Suited to an experienced engineer comfortable owning features end-to-end across the stack.
Senior level · 4+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,950 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,200–3,850
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 1, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting lists TypeScript, React, and Python under the required 'What you should have' section but qualifies them with 'or equivalents' — they are treated as hard gates on the capability, with common substitutes captured in alternatives.
React Native and mobile development (iOS/Android) appear under 'Bonus Points' and are preferred only.
Experimentation tooling familiarity also appears under 'Bonus Points' — preferred only. The posting also references Discord's internal analytics and experimentation frameworks as part of the day-to-day work, but does not name a specific tool.
The title 'Software Engineer' carries no explicit level word; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 4+ years requirement and full-stack ownership scope support a Senior classification.
Relocation to the San Francisco Bay Area is required; the role is not remote.
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