Discord

Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform

Discord ๐Ÿ“ California, USA ๐Ÿข On-site Posted Sep 25, 2026 via Discord careers
full-time ๐Ÿ“‚ Data Science & Analytics ๐Ÿข On-site ๐Ÿญ Media & Entertainment

โœจ Job Highlights

  • โ˜…Pay: $342,000 to $380,000 a year
  • โ˜…On-site: California
  • โ˜…Full-time role in data science & analytics
  • โ˜…Experience asked for: 8+ years
  • โ˜…Apply directly on Discord's careers site
  • โ˜…Posted September 25, 2026

Full Job Description

Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform job at Discord in California

Discord has an opening for a Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform, based in California. It is a full-time position. Pay for this role is set at $342,000 to $380,000 a year, according to the posting.

Discord describes the job as follows.

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.

Discord is where the world's gamers hang out, and increasingly, it's the platform game developers build on. We're seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to lead Data Science for our Developer Platform: the SDKs, identity systems, and developer tools that connect games and their players to Discord.

What makes this role distinctive is the two-sided value equation at the heart of the platform. For game developers, we build tools that help studios grow player engagement and revenue, including data products that give them deeper insight into their players and communities. For players, we use signals from those same tools to make it easier to play and hang out with friends, deepen engagement across Discord, and deliver more relevant ads.

Your team's job is to make both sides of that exchange demonstrably valuable. That means proving the platform's worth to developers with rigorous evidence, and ensuring the signals it generates create outsized, responsible value for Discord users.

If helping make Discord an even better place to hang out with your friends and communities sounds like an exciting challenge - we'd love to chat with you!

What you'll be doing

  • Manage, mentor, and develop a mission-driven team of Data Scientists embedded across the Developer Platform's core areas: identity, signals, and developer tools.
  • Own the vision and roadmap for data-driven decision-making across the Developer Platform org, and shape company strategy on how the platform creates value for both developers and Discord.
  • Strengthen the developer side of the value equation by shaping developer-facing data products, including metric definitions, benchmarking methodologies, and insight quality.
  • Strengthen the Discord side of the value equation by partnering with Ads, Engagement, and Growth to identify, validate, and productize platform-derived signals, and by measuring their incremental value through experimentation.
  • Drive platform adoption by partnering with Product, Engineering, and Business Development to measure integration health, forecast growth, and surface insights that help the org land and deepen integrations with the world's largest game developers.
  • Serve as a trusted analytical partner to top game developers, designing joint studies with partner data science teams to uncover business value from the developer tech stack.
  • Partner with Data Engineering, Product, and Legal on data governance: ensure platform signals are documented, discoverable, and governed well across Discord.
  • Set clear priorities and nimble operating models, and build a team known for rigorous methods and decision-ready work. Partner with other Data leaders to shape the direction and culture of Discord's Data organization..
  • What you should have

  • 8+ years of experience in applied data science and advanced analytics, ideally including both consumer product and B2B or platform contexts.
  • 3+ years managing and developing teams of Data Scientists, with a track record of growing ICs and raising the team's technical bar.
  • Strong expertise in experimentation and causal inference, including quasi-experimental methods (propensity matching, synthetic controls, diff-in-diff) for settings where randomized experiments aren't feasible.
  • Experience designing novel, interpretable metrics for a new or fast-evolving product area, and building the measurement systems around them.
  • Proficiency in SQL and at least one data programming language (Python or R).
  • Clear communication and influence. You can translate complex technical work into crisp narratives for executives, engineers, and external partners, and use data to shape strategy and roadmaps alongside Product and Engineering leadership.
  • Bonus points

  • Experience with gaming, game platforms, or developer-facing (B2B2C) products, especially working directly with external partners' data or analytics teams.
  • Experience building or shaping customer-facing data products such as analytics dashboards, benchmarking tools, or measurement offerings.
  • Familiarity with advertising signal ecosystems (event pipelines, identity resolution, targeting and measurement, lookalike modeling) and with ML applications for signal enrichment, forecasting, or personalization.
  • Experience with cloud data platforms like BigQuery, very large datasets, and modern BI tools (e.g., Hex, Mode, Looker, Tableau).
  • Understanding of data governance, privacy, and responsible data use, particularly for signals shared across product and revenue systems.
  • Interest in Discord, gaming, and the communities we serve.

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $342,000 to $380,000 + 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.

    Questions about this job

    What is the salary for the Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform role at Discord?

    Discord advertises $342,000 to $380,000 a year for this role.

    Is the Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform position remote?

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

    What experience do I need for this Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform job?

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

    How do I apply for the Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform job?

    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.

    When was this job posted?

    Discord published the role on September 25, 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 SQL BigQuery Tableau Looker

    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…

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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 Sep 25, 2026
    ๐Ÿ”— Via Discord careers
    ๐ŸŽฏ Experience 8+ years
    ๐Ÿ“… Deadline Dec 16, 2034

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