Discord
Senior Software Engineer - Safety Experience
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 5 days ago · Added 4 days ago
First listed 5 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
United States only
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "San Francisco Bay Area or Remote (U.S.), San Francisco, CA"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in United States
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.
As a Senior Engineer on the Safety Experience team, you'll lead the charge in making Discord's platform safer for hundreds of millions of users. You'll design, build, and maintain product features and systems that prevent harmful activities while ensuring regulatory compliance. Keeping users safe is essential for Discord's growth, making your team's work critical. This role reports to the Engineering Manager of Safety Experience.
What you'll be doing
Lead development of highly‑visible, user‑facing products that protect Discord's users.
Design, build, and deploy robust production APIs, backend services, and data pipelines to launch safety features at scale.
Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, Design, Policy, Data Science, ML, Legal, and T&S Operations to create solutions that are both impactful and lovable.
Iterate on in-house tooling to supercharge our T&S workflows.
Respond rapidly to the ever‑evolving abuse and compliance landscape.
What you should have
5+ years experience writing Python and utilizing back-end API frameworks (Flask, Django).
5+ years experience developing front-end interfaces with JavaScript (React, TypeScript) for both web and mobile platforms.
Familiarity with databases such as Cassandra, Postgres, and ScyllaDB.
Demonstrated success leading end‑to‑end delivery of complex projects: breaking down ambiguity, coordinating rollouts, and aligning stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, debug, and test complex systems in a live, production environment.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work well with cross-functional partners, designers, and other engineers.
Experience using metrics and dashboards to make data-driven decisions and develop insightful reports.
Bonus Points
Experience in the Safety or Anti‑Abuse domain.
Experience analyzing and visualizing data using Datadog or Mode.
Familiarity with real‑time streaming systems like Kafka or Pub-Sub.
Ability to contribute to offline analytics jobs and processes.
Experience building and operating mobile‑client features on iOS and Android.
Exposure to lower‑level languages such as Go, Rust, and Elixir.
A strong moral compass that drives you to protect users and do the right thing.
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Discord, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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