Discord

We created Discord as a group chat platform for talking, playing games, and hanging out. Over 200 million people use us monthly, with more than 90% engaging in gaming activities. Together, our users spend 1.5 billion hours each month playing thousands of unique titles. We make communication easy through voice, video, and text chat, letting you create your own customized spaces.

We offer features like custom emoji, stickers, soundboard effects, and personalized avatars and statuses. Our high-quality, low-latency streaming lets you share activities like playing games, watching shows, or viewing photos. Users can easily join and leave voice or text chats, so party chat can continue before, during, and after game sessions. You can also see who is online, playing games, or just hanging out, with direct join options for supported games.

Beyond gaming, we help build worldwide communities and offer built-in activities like watching videos, playing games, listening to music, and scrolling together. We’re accessible across PC, phone, and console, and provide tools for managing multiple group chats. We focus on video games, text chat, and VOIP within the software development industry.

Our mission is to make it easier and more enjoyable for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games. We believe games offer a great way to have fun with friends and other people. We aim to shape the future of gaming by providing a platform for communication across various devices and platforms. Our employees are passionate about gaming, creating meaningful connections, and the platform itself.

Discord has 501 to 1000 employees. The team is passionate about gaming and building meaningful connections on the Discord platform. Employees come from diverse backgrounds, bringing unique perspectives, but share a common goal of making Discord a home for gaming. The company promotes a culture where every idea is heard and valued, and employees actively use the product they build.

Discord offers a flexible work model, allowing employees to choose where they work best — at home, in one of its offices like the San Francisco HQ, or a combination of both. The company supports professional and personal development through leadership programs for managers and training for all employees. Discord encourages a social work environment where employees hang out, play games together, discuss hobbies, and build inclusive spaces for mentorship and guidance. Employee-led clubs include Anime Club, Art Club, Asian Friends & Kinship (AFK), Basketball Buds, Black & African American Movement (BAAM), Book Club, Brain & Body Works, Cat Cam Club, Climbtime, Deep Blurple Chess Club, Esports Club, Futbol Friends, Hip Hop Enthusiasts, Jew-ish, La Cafetería, Pride, Reali-tea TV Club, Spin Society, Tabletop Club, Taskmaster Club, The Parent Trap, Theatre, Veterans: Fort Wumpus, Volleyball Club, Whiskey and Spirits Society, and Women in Tech.

We offer competitive compensation, including equity. Employees can join our retirement plans, which include 401k matching in the U.S. We provide comprehensive health benefits covering medical, dental, vision, reproductive, gender-affirming, and mental healthcare. Our family support includes over 12 weeks of parental leave, plus fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.

Employees receive four weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO), 16 paid holidays annually (including a week off for the winter holidays), and flexible sick time, which covers mental health days. We provide a quarterly stipend of $375 for gym memberships or other wellness activities. We also support community involvement by offering one or two days off for social causes and match up to $1,000 per year in donations to charitable organizations. Many roles offer remote work options, particularly for U.S.-based positions, with our San Francisco office available for Bay Area residents. Relocation assistance may also be available.