Senior Software Engineer - Safety Experience

Triwill Group; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord seeks a Senior Software Engineer - Safety Experience to lead the development of safety features and scalable backend services. You will design and deploy production APIs, data pipelines, and collaborate across product, design, policy, data science, legal, and operations to create impactful, safe experiences for hundreds of millions of users.

The role emphasizes rapid response to abuse, strong communication, and ownership of end‑to‑end delivery on complex safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience writing Python and backend API frameworks (Flask, Django).
• Experience leading end‑to‑end delivery of complex projects across teams.
• Ability to troubleshoot and test complex production systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of user‑facing safety features and robust APIs.
• Design, build, and deploy production services and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Policy, Data Science, Legal, and Ops.
• Iterate on internal tooling to improve safety workflows.
• Respond to evolving abuse and compliance challenges.

Skills

Python

Backend API design

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting production systems

Communication

Data-driven decisions

Tools

Flask

Django

Datadog

Mode

Kafka

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Safety Experience

senior Remote San Francisco Bay Area or Remote (U.S.)

Description

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

As a Senior Engineer on the Safety Experience team, you'll lead the charge in making Discord's platform safer for hundreds of millions of users. You'll design, build, and maintain product features and systems that prevent harmful activities while ensuring regulatory compliance. Keeping users safe is essential for Discord's growth, making your team's work critical. This role reports to the Engineering Manager of Safety Experience.

What you will be doing

• 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.

What you should have

• 5+ years experience writing Python and utilizing back-end API frameworks (Flask, Django).
• 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.

Bonus Points

• Experience in the Safety or Anti‑Abuse domain.
• Experience analyzing and visualizing data using Datadog or Mode.
• Familiarity with real‑time streaming systems like Kafka or Pub-Sub.
• Ability to contribute to offline analytics jobs and processes.
• Experience building and operating mobile‑client features on iOS and Android.
• Exposure to lower‑level languages such as Go, Rust, and Elixir.
• A strong moral compass that drives you to protect users and do the right thing.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $245,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Why Discord?

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

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