[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Front-End Infrastructure

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Discord is a platform that plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, aimed at making it easier and more fun for people to connect while gaming. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Web Platform team, responsible for building and maintaining critical systems that support frontend development across various platforms, ensuring rapid feature delivery through robust tooling infrastructure.ResponsibilitiesBuilding and maintaining the tools, pipelines, and processes that keep frontend development at Discord fast, safe, and reliableBecoming an expert in JavaScript tooling and serving as a resource to help teams solve any and all problems they encounter during developmentRefactoring and upgrading the codebase to pay down tech debt, keep up with the state of the art in web development, and drive progress toward better maintainabilityWriting new and unique tools based on the specific needs of Discord’s frontend projects to make everything Just WorkDigging deep into bundlers, linters, formatters, editor plugins, and more to optimize their performance, adopt and test new features early on, and continuously improve the experience for the developers using themSkills3+ years of working with JavaScript tools and the Node.js ecosystemFamiliarity with and a desire to work across multiple programming languages (generally including JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, Kotlin, Go, and Swift)Experience developing and maintaining CLI tools and packages in JavaScriptA strong sense for writing maintainable code and deliberately documenting for the futureUnderstanding of all of the tools involved in frontend development and how they work togetherFamiliarity and experience with localization in frontend applicationsFamiliarity with React Native, related tools (Metro, Hermes), and bridging between JavaScript and native codeExperience with directly maintaining or writing plugins for tools like bundlers, linters, or formatters in any languageExperience with CI/CD orchestration, Cloudflare workers, cloud storage providers, and other application deployment processesBenefitsEquityBenefitsRelocation assistance may be availableDiscord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.Company OverviewDiscord 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.