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Engineering Manager, Machine Learning (Safety)

San Francisco Bay Area · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$272k-$306kDetected 3 days ago
Machine LearningData ScienceLLMsDetection EngineeringCommunicationMentoring

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61Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Discord Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Marketing Managers in San Francisco, CALIFORNIA on 2026-06-10. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 1 day (2026-09-07), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.+1 more active determination on file

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About the role

  • Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
  • Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
  • Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming.

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead an exceptional team of highly-engaged ML engineers by hiring, coaching, and instilling a sense of ownership and impact.
  • Manage processes and leverage your technical expertise to continually raise the bar and ensure your team delivers extraordinary results.
  • Partner with Trust & Safety on label quality, golden sets, and automating manual investigations.

Requirements

  • You have 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager and successfully managed a team of 5+ engineers.
  • You have hands-on depth in at least one of: abuse/fraud detection, content classification, behavioral modeling, graph-based modeling, or LLM-based classification systems.
  • You have strong communication skills and the ability to work well cross-functionally.
  • You are a first principles thinker that can work with others to come up with pragmatic solutions.
  • You have a proven record of shipping ML systems to production at scale.
  • You are passionate about coaching and leading other engineers, but can roll up your sleeves and get elbow deep in code when needed.
  • 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 $306,000 + 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

  • Drive the technical vision and roadmap for Safety ML by collaborating with your team and partners across Trust & Safety, Product, Policy, Legal, and Data Science.
  • You have 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, or Applied Scientist.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of production safety models: defining new capabilities, measuring performance, and monitoring the operational health of systems that make millions of enforcement decisions per day.

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 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!
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