Discord · 6 days ago
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Safety)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$272K/yr - $306K/yr
5+ years expDiscord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly for gaming and social interactions. They are seeking an experienced Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the Safety ML team, focusing on designing and maintaining AI/ML infrastructure to improve safety on the platform.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the team’s technical lead and mentor, guiding ICs through design, experimentation, and implementation while raising the technical bar
Define and drive the Safety ML team’s technical strategy and roadmap
Set the bar in technical reviews, including code, design, and architecture, ensuring the team builds scalable, robust, and high-quality ML systems
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, data science, policy, legal, and engineering partners to align on safety goals and deliver effective solutions
Tackle the most complex and high-impact challenges in safety, including adversarial abuse, harmful content detection, and evolving threat vectors
Develop cutting-edge safety techniques, applying state-of-the-art ML to detect and prevent harm while staying ahead of emerging abuse patterns
Influence the company’s direction on safety, clearly communicating trade-offs and technical constraints to senior leadership and stakeholders
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in ML engineering or applied ML roles
2+ years of experience applying ML in Trust & Safety to counter adversarial actors
Strong coding skills in Python and fluency in ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
Proven experience building performant machine learning systems at scale and have driven the execution of large, impactful projects from ideation to production
Ability to think from first principles, approaching complex problems with creativity, clear reasoning, and pragmatic solutions
A growth mindset: seeking feedback, reflecting on decisions, and continuously improving
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a history of partnering effectively across engineering, data science, legal, policy, and product teams
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related field (Physics, Math, Operations Research, etc.)
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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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