Senior Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Summary

Join Discord's Safety and Discovery Machine Learning team as a Machine Learning Engineer to build and improve ML-driven products that enhance user experience and safety. You will design and implement high-scale, low-latency recommendation systems used by tens of millions of users daily. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create ML roadmaps and make strategic decisions balancing development speed and system complexity. This role requires 10+ years of experience in machine learning engineering or data science, building performant ML systems at scale, and strong product sense. The position offers a competitive salary ($336,000 to $378,000) plus equity and benefits. Discord is a unique platform playing a crucial role in the future of gaming, fostering friendships and shared interests.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist
• Extensive experience building performant machine learning systems at scale and have driven execution from ideation to production implementation
• Strong product sense, and you’re passionate about applications that are driven by user feedback and end user experiences
• Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners to lead large and complex technical projects cross-functionally
• The ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, and are excited about figuring out solutions to complex problems

Responsibilities

• Build new and iterate on existing ML-driven products to foster creativity, discovery and engagement on Discord
• Use your technical expertise to design and build robust, high-scale, low latency content and user recommendation systems that power product features used by tens of millions of users every day
• Work with XFN partner teams to create ML-driven roadmaps and make the appropriate trade-off decision on development velocity vs system complexity during each phase of the products

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits