# Staff Software Engineer, Safety Processing at Discord

- Company: Discord
- What the company does: Backed by Index.
- Company website: http://discordapp.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $279K to $341K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord/jobs/8214127002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/discord-staff-software-engineer-safety-processing/

## About the role

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 after playing games.

## What they're looking for

- 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. This includes in house solutions and vendors
- 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

Tags: Developers