Staff Software Engineer (Safety Processing)

Join Discord as a Staff Software Engineer in the Safety Processing team. You will lead backend projects, provide architectural guidance, and help build scalable systems that protect users from harmful or illegal content. Your work will directly impact the safety of the platform and contribute to making Discord a welcoming space for everyone. Enjoy flexible work options, professional development opportunities, competitive compensation, comprehensive health benefits, family support, generous PTO, wellness stipends, and charitable donation matching.

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend systems for processing safety-related signals, primarily using Python.
• Guide and mentor the team through architectural and system design challenges, ensuring long-term scalability as Discord continues to grow.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build tools for content moderation and related compliance efforts, including in-house solutions and vendors.
• Adversarial Mindset: Experience in a domain that required an adversarial mindset such as trust, safety, security, or privacy
• On-Call Experience: Experience being in a 24/7 on-call rotation for production systems
• Leadership in Execution: Ability to define workstreams, lead projects, and guide other engineers through implementation
• Python Expertise: Extensive experience developing and maintaining backend systems using Python
• Architectural Leadership: Strong system design and architecture skills with the ability to build scalable, reliable systems for content moderation with an emphasis on large scale projects, programs, or initiatives measured in quarters or years
• Experience working with ML/AI models in content moderation
• Familiarity with Typescript/Javascript/React and frontend technologies
• Familiarity with Rust
• Previous experience at companies with a strong focus on safety, security, or trust & safety
• This role requires either one week per month in a Los Angeles co-working space, or two days per week at our San Francisco Bay Area office