Discord · 2 hours ago
Senior Security Software Engineer, Detection and Response
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$196K/yr - $220K/yr
3+ years expDiscord is a platform used by over 200 million people for gaming and socializing, focusing on security and privacy. They are seeking a Senior Detection and Response Engineer to build scalable detection systems, automate response workflows, and lead incident response efforts within their Detection & Response Team (DART).
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Responsibilities
Build detection systems at scale. Design and implement detections across cloud infrastructure, applications, and enterprise systems using large-scale log analysis and behavioral signals
Engineer response automation. Develop tooling and workflows that reduce mean time to detection and response - turning manual playbooks into code
Lead incident response. Serve as a subject matter expert during security incidents, driving investigations from initial triage through root cause analysis and remediation
Architect observability. Partner with internal teams to identify new telemetry sources, improve log coverage, and ensure we have visibility where it matters
Hunt proactively. Use threat intelligence and behavioral analysis to find malicious activity before alerts fire - then turn those hunts into production detections
Ship production code. Contribute to a fast-moving codebase, deploying detection logic and automation tooling to production environments
Mentor and elevate. Partner with our embedded response team - coaching on investigative techniques, detection engineering principles, and incident handling. Help build a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence
Qualification
Required
3+ years in Detection and Response as a senior IC, with demonstrated experience building (not just operating) security tooling
3+ years programming in Python or similar - you'll write production code, not just scripts
Strong experience with cloud security monitoring and investigations
Experience in building detections from large datasets and automating incident response processes
Deep knowledge of attacker TTPs, malware analysis, and threat hunting methodologies
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and/or serverless technologies (Cloud Functions, Workers)
Familiarity with distributed systems observability and log analysis at scale
Preferred
Hands-on experience with Panther SIEM
Background in BeyondCorp / Zero-trust environments
Experience with Cloudflare security tooling
Contributions to open-source security projects
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Company
Discord
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
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
Recent News
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