Discord
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue)
San Francisco Bay Area or Remote (U.S.) · Staff+ · Full-time
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About the role
- If this excites you and you've led org-wide initiatives in the past, keep reading!
- This position is US-based and can be remote but if you live in the Bay Area, you're welcome to work from our beautiful SF office.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
Responsibilities
- A track record of building ML systems from 0→1 in ambiguous, early-stage environments, and taking them to production at scale.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills - able to lead cross-functional technical initiatives across multiple verticals and keep stakeholders educated and aligned.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.
- We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $272,000 to $340,000 + equity + benefits.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
- Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.
Benefits
- 8+ years of experience in applied Machine Learning, inclusive Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
- Strong expertise in applied deep learning and mainstream RecSys model architecture (e.g. two-tower, transformer-based models, multi-task learning).
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Company info
- 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 to hire a Staff Machine Learning Engineer on our Consumer Revenue ML team.
- 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.
- Join us in our mission!
This listing is sourced directly from Discord's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.