Safety By Design Policy Expert, Developer Platform

Hospitable.com; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 192,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Safety By Design Policy Expert for their Developer Platform. This role focuses on shaping developer policies and ensuring compliance while addressing safety risks. Ideal candidates should have a blend of technical expertise and social responsibility, with opportunities to influence product safety at scale.

Benefits

Equity

Full benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with APIs, SDKs, or third-party developer ecosystems.
• Background in trust & safety or product policy.
• Familiarity with Discord as a user or developer.

Responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate safety risks in Discord’s public API.
• Own and update Developer Policies.
• Write clear, user-facing content for policy guidelines.

Skills

Experience with APIs

Trust & safety expertise

Strong communication

Empathy

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Safety By Design Policy Expert, Developer Platform

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Job Description

Position: Safety By Design Policy Expert – Developer Platform

Company: Discord

Location: Remote (U.S. based)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $192,000 – $216,000 base + equity + benefits

About the Role

This is a policy-focused position embedded in Discord’s Product Policy team, specifically focused on:

• Third-party developer tools (APIs, SDKs)
• Trust & safety risks
• Helping shape how external developers interact with Discord’s platform

You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Legal, Engineering, Design, Developer Relations, and Safety teams to design safe, responsible systems and enforce developer policy compliance.

• Identify and mitigate safety risks in Discord’s public API and developer ecosystem
• Own and update Developer Policies to guide acceptable third-party usage
• Act as a policy advisor on product changes that affect developer tools
• Support internal training and external education on safe product development
• Write clear, user-facing content: blog posts, Help Center articles, policy pages
• Interface with internal safety & compliance teams to align on enforcement readiness

️ Content Warning: May involve exposure to graphic or disturbing content as part of policy enforcement analysis.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with APIs, SDKs, open source tools, app stores, or third-party developer ecosystems
• Background in trust & safety, product policy, or digital rights/social impact
• Comfortable working with product, legal, and engineering stakeholders
• Excellent communicator with a bias for empathy and curiosity
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with Discord (as a user or developer)
• Experience in international policy or advocacy
• Basic programming knowledge (especially around APIs) is a plus but not required
• Plus: Equity + full benefits
• Final offer depends on experience, skills, and location.

Why It’s a Unique Role

• You’re helping shape the rules of how developers interact with one of the most engaged online communities
• Opportunity to influence product safety strategy at scale, from the ground up
• Ideal for someone who blends technical curiosity with social responsibility

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