Does Discord pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Discord employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Discord. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Discord?

68% of Discord employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Discord 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Discord?

Software Engineer (24) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Data Scientist (4) , Engineering (4) , Engineering Manager (4) , Senior Technical Recruiter (4) , Student Ambassador (4) , Customer Experience Associate (3) , Graphic Designer (3) , Marketing (3) , Operations Manager (3) , Product Designer (3) , Recruiting Coordinator (3) , Software Engineering Manager (3) , Talent Acquisition (3)

What are the pros of working at Discord according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and continually expanding" ((in 33 reviews)); "Culture is great" ((in 31 reviews)); "Very nice and good pay" ((in 15 reviews)); "fast paced and great coworkers" ((in 13 reviews)); "From a technical perspective the team is full of all" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Discord according to real employee reviews?

"Lots of layoffs that could have been prevented." ((in 6 reviews)); "life balance is awful." ((in 3 reviews)); "Still learning how to support senior level growth and still going through the growing pains of going from small company to big company." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Discord layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Discord layoffs and their outlook for job security at Discord in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Discord locations?

San Francisco , New York , Chicago , Raleigh , California City , Los Angeles , Oakland , California , Salt Lake City , Fletcher , Turkey , Austin , Dallas , North Olmsted , Irvine , San Diego , South San Francisco , Seattle , Savannah

Discord reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Humam Sakhnini

71% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Discord has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Discord employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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245 reviews

5.0

May 18, 2022

Best Job Ever

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, Passionate Coworkers, High Skill Bar, Engaged Users

Cons

Whiplash from pivots, unclear goal posts at times, some teams work in silos from other teams

5.0

Apr 24, 2022

Great

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented people, awesome product and good workplace.

Cons

Growing fast which always changes it up

5.0

Apr 11, 2022

Discord practices what they preach!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-investment in the career development of employees on Day 1 -inclusive environment of belonging (literally practice what they preach) -warm, welcoming people throughout the organization -amazing benefits and perks -copious amounts of resources to aid in success within the company

Cons

-typical growing pains However, everything is addressed in a timely manner and the drive to make things better than before can be found throughout the org!

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