Staff Backend Engineer, Safety Processing (Scale & Trust)

Discord; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 248,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming communication platform seeks a Staff Software Engineer for its Safety Processing team. You'll design scalable backend systems and lead projects that ensure user safety across the platform. Ideal candidates exhibit strong Python skills and have experience in an adversarial field like security or trust. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $248,000 to $279,000 plus equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing and maintaining backend systems using Python.
• Strong system design and architecture skills for scalable content moderation.
• Ability to define workstreams and lead projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead, design, and build scalable backend systems.
• Guide and mentor the team through architecture challenges.
• Implement and enhance ML/AI models for content moderation.

Skills

Python Expertise

Architectural Leadership

Leadership in Execution

Adversarial Mindset

On-Call Experience

Tools

ML/AI models

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Rust

Job description

A leading gaming communication platform seeks a Staff Software Engineer for its Safety Processing team. You'll design scalable backend systems and lead projects that ensure user safety across the platform. Ideal candidates exhibit strong Python skills and have experience in an adversarial field like security or trust. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $248,000 to $279,000 plus equity and benefits.