Staff Data Engineer — Data Platform & Governance Leader

Discord; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord seeks a Staff Data Engineer to steer the strategic direction of our analytical data platform. You will shape the data layer, ensure robust transformation and semantic structures, and build datasets that are trustworthy and self-serve for internal teams, investors, and partners.

This role partners with Data Governance, Data Science, Product, Finance, and Engineering to deliver scalable, auditable solutions.

Qualifications

• Seasoned technical leader with deep data engineering experience.
• Strong ability to design scalable data platforms and governance-aligned data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical vision for analytical data infrastructure and semantic layer.
• Partner with Data Governance, Data Science, Product, Finance, and Engineering to deliver trusted datasets.
• Ensure datasets are well-documented, tested, and self-serve for internal teams and external stakeholders.

Job description

Discord seeks a Staff Data Engineer to steer the strategic direction of our analytical data platform. You will shape the data layer, ensure robust transformation and semantic structures, and build datasets that are trustworthy and self-serve for internal teams, investors, and partners.

This role partners with Data Governance, Data Science, Product, Finance, and Engineering to deliver scalable, auditable solutions.