Discord · 2 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Safety Processing
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$248K/yr - $279K/yrDiscord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, primarily for gaming. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Safety Processing team, responsible for processing user reports and ensuring trust and safety by building scalable backend systems.
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Responsibilities
Lead, design, and build scalable backend systems for processing safety-related signals, primarily using Python
Guide and mentor the team through architectural and system design challenges, ensuring long-term scalability as Discord continues to grow
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build tools for content moderation and related compliance efforts. This includes in house solutions and vendors
Implement and enhance ML/AI models and automation to improve efficiency in content moderation and decision-making processes
Build solutions with an adversarial mindset, anticipating and addressing safety challenges such as malicious behavior and illegal content on the platform
Drive workstreams and provide leadership to the team, mobilizing others to accomplish projects and deliver impactful outcomes
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience developing and maintaining backend systems using Python
Strong system design and architecture skills with the ability to build scalable, reliable systems for content moderation with an emphasis on large scale projects, programs, or initiatives measured in quarters or years
Ability to define workstreams, lead projects, and guide other engineers through implementation
Experience in a domain that required an adversarial mindset such as trust, safety, security, or privacy
Experience being in a 24/7 on-call rotation for production systems
Preferred
Experience working with ML/AI models in content moderation
Familiarity with Typescript/Javascript/React and frontend technologies
Familiarity with Rust
Previous experience at companies with a strong focus on safety, security, or trust & safety
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Company
Discord
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
Founded in 2015
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$995.41MKey Investors
Flat CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupSony Interactive Entertainment
2024-03-01Secondary Market
2022-11-22Series I
2022-03-12Secondary Market· $10.86M
Leadership Team
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Board Member & Advisor to the CEO
Stanislav Vishnevskiy
CTO & Co-Founder
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