Senior Backend Engineer, Safety & Scalable Infra

Discord; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 220,500; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

Discord is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own complex safety infrastructure end-to-end, from initial design through post-launch monitoring and iteration. You will build and operate production systems that run at massive scale and participate in on-call rotations.

You will apply an adversarial mindset to security, abuse scenarios, edge cases, and scalability concerns, and collaborate closely with Trust & Safety, ML, Policy, and product teams to deliver effective solutions while mentoring

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on backend services and/or infrastructure.
• Strong programming skills in Python; we work occasionally in Rust and TypeScript as well.
• Experience building and operating distributed systems and production services at scale such as GCP or AWS.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to navigate complex, multi-service codebases.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, including experience working with cross-functional partners.
• A quality-centered mindset with attention to the right details at every stage of development.

Responsibilities

• Own complex safety infrastructure projects end-to-end, from initial design through post-launch monitoring and iteration
• Build and maintain production systems that operate at massive scale, participating in on-call rotations
• Apply an adversarial mindset to your work — thinking through security, abuse scenarios, edge cases, and scalability concerns
• Collaborate closely with Trust & Safety, ML, Policy, and product teams to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions
• Break down large, multi-milestone projects into prioritized work streams while managing stakeholders and dependencies across teams
• Contribute to technical design discussions and write RFCs; help establish best practices and maintain a high quality bar through code reviews and mentorship

Skills

Python

Rust

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Backend services

Job description

Discord is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own complex safety infrastructure end-to-end, from initial design through post-launch monitoring and iteration. You will build and operate production systems that run at massive scale and participate in on-call rotations.

You will apply an adversarial mindset to security, abuse scenarios, edge cases, and scalability concerns, and collaborate closely with Trust & Safety, ML, Policy, and product teams to deliver effective solutions while mentoring