[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Discord logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2021/02/WRILS-210216185819-522054.jpg)](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md)[Discord](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md) # Engineering Manager, Notifications Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 248k–310k / yrDepartment[Software Engineering](https://jobicy.com/categories/engineering.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished26 Oct 2026Apply before25 Nov 2026Listing views46Application actions2Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. Discord is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the Notifications team within its Growth organization. The role combines people leadership with technical ownership of high-scale notification infrastructure, including Elixir services, Python backends, pubsub pipelines, and Kubernetes. This manager will set platform direction, improve reliability and engagement through experimentation, and collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and Marketing. The team operates business-critical systems that deliver notifications to hundreds of millions of users while evolving shared capabilities for other engineering teams. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 5/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a senior engineering leadership role responsible for globally scaled, business-critical distributed systems and a team of full-stack engineers. Success requires strong technical judgment, organizational leadership, cross-functional influence, and measurable product impact. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$279,000US market range (per year)$240k–$330k0$363.00k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer lists a base salary range of $248,000–$310,000 USD. The annual cadence is inferred because the posting identifies a full-time US engineering-management role but does not explicitly state a pay period. The estimated US market range for a senior engineering manager leading large-scale infrastructure is $240,000–$330,000 USD annually, excluding equity and benefits. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [Engineering leadership](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Engineering%20leadership.md)[Distributed systems](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Distributed%20systems.md)[Elixir](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Elixir.md)[Python](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Python.md)[Kubernetes](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Kubernetes.md)[PubSub architecture](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=PubSub%20architecture.md)[Streaming pipelines](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Streaming%20pipelines.md)[Backend infrastructure](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Backend%20infrastructure.md)[Reliability engineering](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Reliability%20engineering.md)[Scalability](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Scalability.md)[People management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=People%20management.md)[Technical strategy](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Technical%20strategy.md)[A/B testing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=AB%20testing.md)[Product analytics](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Product%20analytics.md)[Cross-functional collaboration](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Cross-functional%20collaboration.md) Sample interview questionsHow would you improve the reliability of a notification platform serving hundreds of millions of users?I would start by defining service-level indicators for delivery latency, success rate, duplicate sends, and error budgets. I would then review failure modes across queues, providers, rate limits, and client delivery, add observability and safe degradation paths, and prioritize resilience improvements based on user impact and operational risk. How do you balance notification engagement goals with user trust? I treat user trust as a core product constraint rather than a secondary metric. I would use experimentation with guardrails such as opt-out rates, mute behavior, complaint signals, and long-term retention, while enforcing frequency caps, relevance controls, and transparent user settings. Describe your approach to managing engineers while staying technically credible. I set clear outcomes and ownership boundaries, maintain regular one-on-ones, and coach engineers through design reviews and incident learning. I stay close enough to architecture and operational decisions to challenge assumptions and unblock difficult work, without becoming the bottleneck for execution. How would you create a roadmap for a shared notifications platform used by multiple teams? I would combine platform health needs, consumer feedback, business priorities, and measurable user outcomes into a transparent roadmap. I would distinguish foundational investments from feature requests, define service contracts and adoption criteria, and communicate trade-offs consistently to stakeholders. What metrics would you use to evaluate a notification system and its product impact? I would track operational metrics such as delivery success, latency, throughput, provider errors, and cost per delivery. For product impact, I would measure incremental engagement, retention, conversion where relevant, opt-out rates, notification fatigue signals, and outcomes segmented by channel and audience. Opportunity details ## About this role. Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games. We’re looking for a technical, hands-on, and infrastructure-minded Engineering Manager to lead our Notifications team within the Growth organization. Notifications is a full-stack team owning the platform and infrastructure that powers every notification Discord sends, the orchestration layer that optimizes notifications globally across types, the in-app notifications center, and the user-facing settings and client experience. You will lead a team of full-stack engineers operating business-critical systems that fan out to hundreds of millions of users while shipping the re-engagement surfaces that bring them back. This role reports to the Senior Engineering Manager of Growth. What You’ll Be Doing * Lead a team of full-stack engineers building and operating the notifications platform — Elixir services, Python backends, pubsub pipelines, and the Kubernetes infrastructure underneath them * Set technical direction for notifications infrastructure and ensure systems scale reliably as volume and complexity grow * Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, and Marketing to define and execute the notifications roadmap * Use experimentation and metrics to drive continuous improvement in notification engagement, retention, and long-term user trust * Build a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and instilling engineering best practices * Partner with platform consumers across Discord to evolve the primitives other teams depend on to reach our users * Partner with engineering leadership on strategic planning and organizational improvement What you should have * 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with significant time building and operating backend or infrastructure systems at scale * 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager * Comfort owning production systems built on technologies like Elixir, Python, pubsub/streaming pipelines, and Kubernetes, with strong intuition for reliability, throughput, and cost at scale * Experience collaborating closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and other engineers to define and ship solutions * A track record of growing engineers and helping team members succeed * Strong ownership mindset — you stay close to the technical decisions your team makes and can discuss them in depth with anyone at Discord * Ability to drive a culture of 80/20 thinking, fast iteration, and high-quality delivery Bonus points * Experience leading teams that own shared platforms or primitives consumed by other engineering teams * Experience shipping push notifications or other re-engagement systems at consumer scale, including familiarity with deliverability, throttling, and policy considerations * Full-stack experience across both frontend and backend development * Strong track record of driving measurable impact through experimentation and data-driven decision making * Demonstrated success driving engagement and long-term retention through messaging or re-engagement surfaces * You understand the gaming industry * You’re a Discord user and understand the core features and flow of Discord communications The base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This position will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits. Base Salary $248,000—$310,000 USD Why Discord? Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We’re a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away! 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