Discord

Discord

Staff Software Engineer, Safety Experience

San Francisco Bay Area · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$248k-$310kDetected 3 days ago
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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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

  • You'll work cross-functionally to shape the technical direction of safety initiatives that protect hundreds of millions of Discord users.
  • This role reports to the Engineering Manager of Safety Experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of high-impact, user-facing safety products that deliver measurable results for Discord's users.
  • Own complex, multi-milestone projects end-to-end, identifying optimal solutions, navigating ambiguity and making independent technical decisions.
  • Design, build, and deploy robust production APIs, backend services, and data pipelines that enable safety features to scale efficiently.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Policy, Data Science, ML, Legal, and Trust & Safety Operations to create solutions that are both impactful and lovable.
  • Drive engineering excellence by mentoring others and guiding the team through architectural challenges to ensure long-term scalability.
  • 8+ years of relevant industry experience, with demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, high-impact work on complex projects.
  • Strong communication skills with ability to provide high-quality technical feedback, drive alignment across stakeholders, and facilitate productive debates that lead to clear decisions.
  • Track record of building and operating native mobile features on iOS and Android.

Requirements

  • Strong expertise in Python and back-end API frameworks (Flask, Django).
  • Significant experience in the Safety or Anti-Abuse domain with deep understanding of trust and safety challenges at scale.
  • Proven track record of owning large projects end-to-end with varying degrees of ambiguity, breaking down work into well-prioritized milestones with clear dependencies.
  • Demonstrated ability to make independent technical decisions that balance short-term needs with long-term sustainability and scalability.
  • This role requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to be a force multiplier for your team: driving engineering excellence, making solid technical decisions, and remaining a top code contributor.
  • Experience with real-time streaming systems like Kafka or Pub-Sub.

Compensation

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $310,000 + 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

  • Experience using metrics and dashboards (e.g., Datadog, Mode, Faros) to make data-driven decisions and monitor system health.
  • 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.
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