Discord · 21 hours ago
Director of Data and Analytics Engineering
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$400K/yr - $450K/yr
10+ years expDiscord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, primarily for gaming. As Director of Data and Analytics Engineering, you'll build data products and systems that enhance how Discord accesses data, leading a team of engineers to improve data quality and analytics capabilities across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Develop and drive a strategic vision to make data quality and reliability paramount across Discord
Partner closely with leadership across data platform, ML platform, and other and related engineering teams teams to shape the overall vision of data at Discord
Partner with AI Productivity teams to democratize data through AI, building semantic layers that enable natural language querying and AI-driven data experiences
Define and implement data modeling best practices using frameworks like dimensional modeling, ensuring consistent business logic and metrics definitions across the organization
Build and optimize foundational, high-leverage datasets that power business-critical applications including analytics, machine learning, experimentation, and more
Establish metrics governance and a robust semantic layer that serves as the foundation for both traditional analytics tools and AI-powered data experiences, creating a single source of truth that enables accurate insights whether accessed through dashboards or natural language queries
Strengthen a world-class data engineering team, expanding the impact and reach of data across the organization
Foster a collaborative culture that thrives on innovation, impact, and continuous learning
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in data engineering and/or analytics engineering, with deep expertise in building scalable data systems
5+ years of management experience, having successfully hired and grown other managers and technical leaders
Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration with data science, ML, and engineering teams to optimize data pipelines and consumption patterns for usability, performance, and cost—working end-to-end from instrumentation to insights
Deep hands-on expertise with modern data storage and processing technologies (BigQuery, SQL, Airflow, Dagster, dbt, or similar)
Experience with data visualization and dashboarding technologies (Looker, Tableau, or similar)
Track record of building and scaling semantic/metrics layers (using tools like dbt metrics, Looker LookML, or similar) that enable reliable insights through both dashboards and AI-powered experiences
Demonstrated success building self-service analytics capabilities and data products that democratize data access and empowering non-technical stakeholders
Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, with an ability to explain complex concepts clearly and influence at all levels
Comfort navigating ambiguity, solving problems that are not well-defined and adapting as priorities evolve quickly
Experience working with and influencing executives to drive data-informed decision making
A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solving challenging problems to improve Discord
Preferred
Passion for Discord or gaming in general
Experience solving complex data governance challenges that span across functional boundaries
Familiarity with modern AI tools for data developer productivity (code generation, documentation, data quality validation)
Benefits
Equity
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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
Stanislav Vishnevskiy
CTO & Co-Founder
Mike Polner
VP, Global Head of Marketing
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