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Staff Software Engineer - Safety Experience

Discord Inc.San Francisco Bay Area
On-site Full-time $248K/yr - $279K/yr

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

What You Will Be DoingLead the development of impactful user-facing safety products that yield measurable benefits for Discord users. Take ownership of intricate, multi-phase projects from inception to completion, identifying optimal solutions, navigating uncertainty, and making autonomous technical decisions. Design, develop, and deploy robust production APIs, backend services, and data pipelines that facilitate the efficient scaling of safety features. Work collaboratively with Product, Design, Policy, Data Science, ML, Legal, and Trust & Safety Operations teams to create solutions that are both effective and user-friendly. Promote engineering excellence by mentoring peers and guiding the team through architectural challenges to ensure sustainable scalability. Quickly respond to the ever-changing abuse and compliance landscape with strategic insight and prompt execution. What You Should Have8+ years of relevant industry experience, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, impactful work on complex projects. Strong expertise in Python and backend API frameworks such as Flask or Django. Proficient in front-end development using JavaScript, particularly with frameworks like React and TypeScript, for both web and mobile platforms.

About the job

Discord is a vibrant platform with over 200 million monthly active users, primarily used for gaming. More than 90% of our community engages in gaming activities, contributing to an astounding 1.5 billion hours spent on thousands of games via Discord each month. As we look to the future of gaming, we are committed to enhancing the experience for users by facilitating better communication and social interaction before, during, and after gaming sessions.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Safety Experience team, you will take on a pivotal role as a technical leader, driving significant business impact through the autonomous delivery of large and complex projects. Your responsibilities will include designing and building features and systems that mitigate harmful activities while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This role demands not only deep technical acumen but also the ability to amplify your team's capabilities by fostering engineering excellence, making informed technical decisions, and contributing actively to code development. You will collaborate across various functions to establish the technical framework for safety initiatives that safeguard hundreds of millions of Discord users. This position reports directly to the Engineering Manager of Safety Experience.

About Discord Inc.

Discord is a leading communication platform tailored primarily for gamers, boasting an active community of over 200 million users. Our mission is to create an engaging and enjoyable environment for users to connect and play games together. With a focus on user safety and compliance, we are at the forefront of enhancing social interaction in the gaming community.

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