Staff Data Platform Engineer — Lisbon Hub

Discord; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord is opening an engineering hub in Lisbon and is building a modern Data Platform. As a Staff Engineer, you will shape the technical direction for governance, scaling, and stream processing, influencing teams across Core Technology while fostering a distinct Lisbon identity.

You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders, write production code, and mentor teammates to raise the bar for quality and reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, ambiguous technical initiatives end-to-end.
• Expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure at scale.
• Ability to mentor teammates and raise the team's technical bar.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of major Data Platform initiatives from problem to production.
• Build reusable primitives and unblock teammates to raise quality.
• Contribute production code and mentor others to reach high standards.
• Translate business problems into clear technical strategy with stakeholders.
• Drive robust solutions supporting multiple teams and maintain governance.

Skills

Distributed systems

Data infrastructure

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional influence

Architectural judgment

Job description

Discord is opening an engineering hub in Lisbon and is building a modern Data Platform. As a Staff Engineer, you will shape the technical direction for governance, scaling, and stream processing, influencing teams across Core Technology while fostering a distinct Lisbon identity.

You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders, write production code, and mentor teammates to raise the bar for quality and reliability at scale.