Staff Data Platform Engineer — Scale & Gaming Impact

Discord Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 279,000 - 341,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord Inc. is building the next generation Data Platform that powers decisions for millions of gamers. This Staff Engineer will shape technical strategy, own major data infrastructure initiatives, and mentor teammates across the org. You’ll write production code while raising the bar for reliability and scale.

Based in the San Francisco office, you’ll partner with product, eng, and data teams to translate business problems into robust technical solutions for a fast-growing platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of driving large, ambiguous technical initiatives end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of major Data Platform initiatives from problem to production system.
• Build reusable primitives, unblock teammates, and raise the quality bar across the team.
• Write production code while helping others reach the same bar.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business problems into clear technical strategy.
• Champion debate, decide, and commit to robust technical solutions supporting multiple teams.

Skills

Distributed systems

Data infrastructure

Architectural leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional influence

Job description

Discord Inc. is building the next generation Data Platform that powers decisions for millions of gamers. This Staff Engineer will shape technical strategy, own major data infrastructure initiatives, and mentor teammates across the org. You’ll write production code while raising the bar for reliability and scale.

Based in the San Francisco office, you’ll partner with product, eng, and data teams to translate business problems into robust technical solutions for a fast-growing platform.