Discord

Staff Software Engineer, Safety Experience

Discord ๐Ÿ“ California, USA ๐Ÿข On-site Posted Aug 26, 2026 via Discord careers
full-time ๐Ÿ“‚ Software Development ๐Ÿข On-site ๐Ÿญ Media & Entertainment

โœจ Job Highlights

  • โ˜…Pay: $248,000 to $310,000 a year
  • โ˜…On-site: California
  • โ˜…Full-time role in software development
  • โ˜…Experience asked for: 8+ years
  • โ˜…Apply directly on Discord's careers site
  • โ˜…Posted August 26, 2026

Full Job Description

Staff Software Engineer, Safety Experience job at Discord in California

Discord is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Safety Experience in California. The job is full-time and office based. The advertised pay is $248,000 to $310,000 a year.

The description below comes from Discord's own job posting.

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but thereโ€™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.

As a Staff Engineer on the Safety Experience team, you'll be a technical leader who autonomously delivers real business impact on large, ambiguous projects. You'll design and build product features and systems that prevent harmful activities at scale while ensuring regulatory compliance. This role requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to be a force multiplier for your team: driving engineering excellence, making solid technical decisions, and remaining a top code contributor. You'll work cross-functionally to shape the technical direction of safety initiatives that protect hundreds of millions of Discord users. This role reports to the Engineering Manager of Safety Experience .

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead development of high-impact, user-facing safety products that deliver measurable results for Discord's users.
  • Own complex, multi-milestone projects end-to-end, identifying optimal solutions, navigating ambiguity and making independent technical decisions.
  • Design, build, and deploy robust production APIs, backend services, and data pipelines that enable safety features to scale efficiently.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Policy, Data Science, ML, Legal, and Trust & Safety Operations to create solutions that are both impactful and lovable.
  • Drive engineering excellence by mentoring others and guiding the team through architectural challenges to ensure long-term scalability.
  • Respond rapidly to the ever-evolving abuse and compliance landscape with strategic thinking and swift execution.
  • What you should have

  • 8+ years of relevant industry experience, with demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, high-impact work on complex projects.
  • Strong expertise in Python and back-end API frameworks (Flask, Django).
  • Strong front-end development skills with JavaScript (React, TypeScript) for web and mobile platforms.
  • Significant experience in the Safety or Anti-Abuse domain with deep understanding of trust and safety challenges at scale.
  • Proven track record of owning large projects end-to-end with varying degrees of ambiguity, breaking down work into well-prioritized milestones with clear dependencies.
  • Demonstrated ability to make independent technical decisions that balance short-term needs with long-term sustainability and scalability.
  • Experience driving engineering excellence: setting quality standards, conducting thorough code reviews, and applying an adversarial mindset to identify security, performance, and scaling issues.
  • Strong communication skills with ability to provide high-quality technical feedback, drive alignment across stakeholders, and facilitate productive debates that lead to clear decisions.
  • Experience using metrics and dashboards (e.g., Datadog, Mode, Faros) to make data-driven decisions and monitor system health.
  • Ability to be a force multiplier for your team by mentoring others, establishing best practices, and helping teammates grow their skills.
  • Experience utilizing AI tools like Claude Code and Cursor to supercharge dev workflows
  • Bonus Points

  • Familiarity with databases such as Cassandra, Postgres, or ScyllaDB.
  • Experience with real-time streaming systems like Kafka or Pub-Sub.
  • Track record of building and operating native mobile features on iOS and Android.
  • Experience designing and implementing monitoring strategies and on-call/on-point processes for production systems.
  • Knowledge of lower-level languages such as Go, Rust, or Elixir.
  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $310,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

    Why Discord?

    Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

    Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

    Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discordโ€™s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.

    Common questions

    How much does this Staff Software Engineer, Safety Experience job pay?

    Discord advertises $248,000 to $310,000 a year for this role.

    Is this a remote, hybrid or office job?

    No, it is an on-site job in California.

    What does Discord look for in candidates?

    The posting mentions at least 8 years of relevant experience and skills such as Python, JavaScript, TypeScript and Go. Read the full description above for the complete list.

    Where do I send my application to Discord?

    Use the apply button on this page. It takes you to Discord's own application form, so your CV goes directly to their hiring team.

    Is this job still open?

    Discord published the role on August 26, 2026. We check the employer's job board every day and take this page down when the role closes, so if you can read it, the job was still listed at our last check.

    Source: Discord careers page (job-boards.greenhouse.io). Applications go straight to the employer. We check the listing daily and remove it once it closes.

    Required Skills

    Python JavaScript TypeScript Go Rust React Django Kafka

    ๐Ÿข About Discord

    Discord is a voice, video and text platform that helps friends come together to hang out, play games and have fun. When Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy founded Discord in 2015 they had a hunch that multiplayer gaming would be the future of entertainment and that people would need a communications platform designed for them to talk with their gaming friends. Today, gaming has become the largest form of entertainment in the world, bigger than movies and music combined. Itโ€™s the fastest-growing as well. Discord makes it feel like youโ€™re…

    Industry: Media & Entertainment

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    ๐Ÿข Company Discord
    ๐Ÿ“ Location California, USA
    ๐Ÿ’ผ Job Type full-time
    ๐ŸŒ Work Mode ๐Ÿข On-site
    ๐Ÿญ Industry Media & Entertainment
    ๐Ÿ—“ Posted Date Aug 26, 2026
    ๐Ÿ”— Via Discord careers
    ๐ŸŽฏ Experience 8+ years
    ๐Ÿ“… Deadline Dec 16, 2034

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