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Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

Discord

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Python, Java, Rust, Go, or similar
  • Hands-on experience building or operating data infrastructure like pipelines, streaming systems, orchestration, or data warehousing at scale
  • Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-phase projects autonomously
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, including with XFN partners

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain data infrastructure processing petabytes of data across millions of users
  • Write clean, well-tested code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving systems
  • Own projects end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support
  • Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver solutions that power Discord's insights

About the company

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Discord

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Founded in 2015, Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests - from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.And we're hiring! If this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us: https://discordapp.com/jobs for openings.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustrySocial Networking Platforms
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

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.

Every day, millions of gamers gather on Discord to hang out, strategize their next raid, celebrate tournament victories, and build communities around the games they love. Behind every voice channel, every streamer Go Live, every Quest completed, there's data, petabytes of it, telling the story of how people connect through gaming.
 
We're looking for someone who gets excited about building data infrastructure at massive scale and cares deeply about the gaming communities we serve. Someone with passion for building lovable products for Discord users and Discord engineers. We’re building the next generation Data Platform that powers decisions for one of the most vibrant platforms in the world.
 
If you're the kind of Software Engineer who lights up when talking about distributed systems, cares deeply about user privacy, grounding decisions in data, and wants your work to directly impact millions of gamers worldwide, we want to talk to you.
 
To learn more about Discord’s Data Platform, read our engineering blog, including how we built our modern data stack leveraging open-source tools!
 
What You'll Be Doing
 
 
  • Build and maintain data infrastructure processing petabytes of data across millions of users
  • Write clean, well-tested code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving systems
  • Own projects end-to-end. From design through deployment and production support
  • Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver solutions that power Discord's insights
  • Apply 80/20 thinking to challenge requirements, cut unnecessary complexity, and deliver the optimal solution at the right time
  • Mentor teammates through code reviews, RFCs, and shared technical knowledge that makes the whole team better
 
What You Should Have
 
 
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Python, Java, Rust, Go, or similar
  • Hands-on experience building or operating data infrastructure like pipelines, streaming systems, orchestration, or data warehousing at scale (BigQuery, Kafka, Spark, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, or similar)
  • Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-phase projects autonomously. You've owned the hard ones and handled edge cases, failure modes, and scale before they became problems.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, including with XFN partners. You write clear technical documents, drive alignment, and bring people along on technical decisions
  • Growth mindset. You’ve failed, learned, and shipped something better because of it

 

Bonus Points
 
 
  • Passion for Discord and gaming
  • Familiarity with data governance, privacy compliance, or cost optimization in large-scale data environments
 
 
Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available.
 
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $245,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.
 
Why Discord?
 
Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!
 
Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.
 
Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.

Why Discord? 

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.

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