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 35 reviews)); "Culture is great" ((in 33 reviews)); "Very nice and good pay" ((in 18 reviews)); "fast paced and great coworkers" ((in 13 reviews)); "From a technical perspective the team is full of all" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Dysfunctional and incompetent leadership" ((in 14 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs that could have been prevented." ((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))

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

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Discord reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Humam Sakhnini

71% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

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 5, 2021

Excellent work environment

Economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work, kind coworkers, and fun environment.

Cons

Hard to get truly involved in your work.

5.0

Apr 23, 2021

Great place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company really cares about its employees

Cons

No significant cons, its pretty great

4.0

Mar 3, 2021

Student Ambassador of Discord

Student ambassador

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good compensation and fun environment

Cons

can get boring and repetitive

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