About the Role
Discord is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Platform team. This role is pivotal in building a self-service tooling platform that makes the vast amounts of data at Discord easily accessible to everyone in the company. You will be working on full-stack applications, tooling, and frameworks to enhance the productivity of our product, analytics, and machine learning teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end development of data tooling and frameworks using modern technologies such as BigQuery, Apache Beam, Airflow, Dagster, dbt, Kubernetes, and Rust.
- Collaborate closely with leadership, cross-functional stakeholders, and senior engineers across the organization to define the technical vision and build on the technical roadmap for the Data Platform.
- Ensure the platform has strong governance that respects user privacy throughout.
- Focus on business outcomes and constraints while solving complex, unbounded problems.
- Coach and mentor the next generation of technical leaders at Discord.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
- Empathy for both internal and external users, with a strong feedback-driven approach.
- Ability to approach problems with first principles thinking, embrace ambiguity, and enjoy collaborative work on complex solutions.
- Experience in defining architecture, tooling, and strategy for large-scale data processing systems.
- Proactive in staying up-to-date with industry trends and assessing new technologies to enhance problem-solving capabilities.
Bonus Points
- Experience with high-scale data infrastructure and tooling.
- Experience with data products on Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, or Airflow.
- Full-stack development or product engineering experience.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Generous paid vacation policy.
Discord is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can do their best work free of harassment or discrimination. We encourage all candidates to apply for roles where they may make the most impact.
Join us in building a platform that empowers millions of users to connect and create communities. If this mission resonates with you, we would love to hear from you!
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