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 34 reviews)); "Culture is great" ((in 32 reviews)); "Competitive pay, employees that will advocate for you" ((in 14 reviews)); "fast paced and great coworkers" ((in 13 reviews)); "transparent, takes DEI seriously, good work life balance" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Just had layoffs to correct for that mistake." ((in 6 reviews)); "Zero plan, absolutely horrendous management, and flagrantly parasitic and abusive behavior." ((in 4 reviews)); "They say they have a high performance standard now (lollllol) but toxic managers are never held to the same standard." ((in 3 reviews)); "Discord is obvious about its favoritism than I have seen at other tech companies, which causes confusion on strategy as our business attempts to scale." ((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

Dec 4, 2021

Amazing Considerate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Amazing benefits, kind workers, 10/10 best company, remote work too!

Cons

nothing literally cant find one

5.0

Nov 29, 2021

Great place and culture!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are very warm and passionate Company culture is active and fresh, not like any other company I had worked for You find love here easily if you love gaming, anime or comic! CEO Jason is always approachable and standing at where he needs to, transparent and democratic.

Cons

Lack of doc for engineering orgs, could be improved Not yet IPO so some of your TC is on paper yet

5.0

Nov 7, 2021

Great place to work! Super friendly and great culture.

Cx associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A positive culture that respects others. It actively works on diversity and improving benefits for its employees. Discord is setting the way for great pay and benefits.

Cons

Very fast growth and that comes with growing pains when it comes to onboarding or communication within the organization.

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