Discord
Staff Data Engineer - Data Infrastructure
San Francisco Bay Area · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$245k-$279kDetected 3 days ago
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About the role
- Discord is looking for a seasoned technical leader to join our Data team as a Staff Data Engineer.
- This role works closely with Data Governance, Data Science, Product, Finance, and Engineering teams.
- This role reports to the Director of Data Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Define technical strategy and architectural direction for analytics data infrastructure, building and maintaining enterprise-scale curated datasets and data models
- Design and build sophisticated data abstractions and analytical frameworks using SQL, Python, and modern data stack technologies
- Develop data quality frameworks, monitoring, anomaly detection, and alerting at massive scale, with governance, lineage tracking, and change management rigor appropriate for externally reported numbers
- Drive adoption of consistent data modeling patterns, naming conventions, documentation norms, and metric governance standards across the data organization
- Lead cross-functional technical initiatives across product verticals and mentor engineers to accelerate delivery and harden data systems
- Experience building or contributing to a semantic layer or metrics store
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in data and software engineering with a strong focus on building curated, consumer-facing datasets
- 7+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining data infrastructure used by data teams at scale.
- Experience with modern analytics and data engineering tools and workflows (dbt, BigQuery, or similar)
- Experience with reporting infrastructure subject to external audit or SOX compliance
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $245,000 to $279,000 + 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
- 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 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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