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Discord

Senior Software Engineer

Overview

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Safety Processing team. This team plays a crucial role in ensuring trust and safety across Discord, processing signals from user reports and automated systems to identify and remove harmful or illegal content from our platform. You’ll lead backend projects, provide architectural guidance, and help build scalable systems that protect our users.

About Discord

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 a

Requirements & Eligibility

  • Python Expertise: Extensive experience developing and maintaining backend systems using Python
  • Architectural Leadership: Strong system design and architecture skills with the ability to build scalable, reliable systems for content moderation with an emphasis on large scale projects
  • Leadership in Execution: Ability to define workstreams, lead projects, and guide other engineers through implementation
  • Adversarial Mindset: Experience in a domain that required an adversarial mindset such as trust, safety, security, or privacy
  • On-Call Experience: Experience being in a 24/7 on-call rotation for production systems

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, design, and build scalable backend systems for processing safety-related signals, primarily using Python
  • Guide and mentor the team through architectural and system design challenges, ensuring long-term scalability as Discord continues to grow
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build tools for content moderation and related compliance efforts
  • Implement and enhance ML/AI models and automation to improve efficiency in content moderation and decision-making processes
  • Build solutions with an adversarial mindset, anticipating and addressing safety challenges such as malicious behavior and illegal content on the platform
  • Drive workstreams and provide leadership to the team, mobilizing others to accomplish projects and deliver impactful outcomes

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Location: San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area
Salary: $248,000 to $310,000 + equity + benefits
Experience: Fresher • Full-time
Posted: 1 Aug 2026

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