Engineering Manager, Safety ML — Production & Equity

Discord; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord is seeking a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead the Safety ML team in San Francisco. You will own detection systems spanning real-time and batch models for content understanding, account integrity, and platform abuse.

You will hire, coach, and empower a team of ML engineers, shaping the technical vision and roadmap in collaboration with Trust & Safety, Product, Policy, Legal, and Data Science. A proven track record shipping ML at scale is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in machine learning, data science, or applied science.
• 3+ years as an Engineering Manager leading 5+ engineers.
• Hands-on depth in abuse/fraud detection, content classification, or related modeling.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proven track record shipping ML systems to production at scale.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of ML engineers with ownership and impact.
• Drive the technical vision and roadmap for Safety ML across partners.
• Own end-to-end lifecycle of production safety models and monitor health.
• Raise the bar through structured processes and technical leadership.
• Collaborate with Trust & Safety, Product, Policy, Legal, and Data Science.

Skills

5+ years in ML

Engineering Manager

ML systems production

cross-functional collaboration

coaching engineers

first principles thinking

Job description

Discord is seeking a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead the Safety ML team in San Francisco. You will own detection systems spanning real-time and batch models for content understanding, account integrity, and platform abuse.

You will hire, coach, and empower a team of ML engineers, shaping the technical vision and roadmap in collaboration with Trust & Safety, Product, Policy, Legal, and Data Science. A proven track record shipping ML at scale is required.