Senior Safety Experience Engineer — Scale & Protect Users

Discord; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 196,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Safety Experience team in the US (Florida). You will lead the design, build, and deployment of production APIs, backend services, and data pipelines to scale safety features while collaborating with Product, Policy, Data Science, and Legal teams.

You’ll drive end-to-end delivery and respond rapidly to abuse and compliance challenges. The role emphasizes strong Python/JS skills, database experience (Cassandra/Postgres/ScyllaDB), and a track record of

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience writing Python and utilizing back-end API frameworks (Flask, Django).
• 5+ years experience developing front-end interfaces with JavaScript (React, TypeScript) for both web and mobile platforms.
• Familiarity with databases such as Cassandra, Postgres, and ScyllaDB.
• Demonstrated success leading end-to-end delivery of complex projects: breaking down ambiguity, coordinating rollouts, and aligning stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, debug, and test complex systems in a live, production environment.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work well with cross-functional partners, designers, and other engineers.
• Experience using metrics and dashboards to make data-driven decisions and develop insightful reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of highly-visible, user-facing products that protect Discord's users.
• Design, build, and deploy robust production APIs, backend services, and data pipelines to launch safety features at scale.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Policy, Data Science, ML, Legal, and T&S Operations to create solutions that are both impactful and lovable.
• Iterate on in-house tooling to supercharge our T&S workflows.
• Respond rapidly to the ever-evolving abuse and compliance landscape.

Skills

Python

Flask

Django

JavaScript

React

TypeScript

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Data-driven decisions

Tools

Cassandra

Postgres

ScyllaDB

Job description

Discord is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Safety Experience team in the US (Florida). You will lead the design, build, and deployment of production APIs, backend services, and data pipelines to scale safety features while collaborating with Product, Policy, Data Science, and Legal teams.

You’ll drive end-to-end delivery and respond rapidly to abuse and compliance challenges. The role emphasizes strong Python/JS skills, database experience (Cassandra/Postgres/ScyllaDB), and a track record of