Staff Data Engineer, Ads

Overview

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform : play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

Discord, an inclusive community for all, seeks a seasoned technical leader to join our Data team as a Staff Data Engineer, focusing on our advertising products. In this role, you will drive technical vision and strategy for data infrastructure while building and maintaining sophisticated data pipelines, datasets, and analytical tools. You will lead cross-functional initiatives to transform our advertising products through data-driven insights and mentor fellow engineers to deliver exceptional results.

If leading technical innovation, architecting scalable solutions, and empowering teams through data excites you, we encourage you to make a move!

What You'll Be Doing

• Create and maintain complex, enterprise-scale data pipelines and foundational datasets while defining technical strategy and architectural direction for advertising products
• Design and build sophisticated ETL processes, data models, and analytical frameworks using SQL, Python, and modern data stack technologies
• Develop data quality frameworks, monitoring systems, automated anomaly detection, and alerting infrastructure that operates at massive scale
• Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams, directly implementing their requirements into scalable, maintainable data solutions
• Drive cross-functional technical initiatives solving sophisticated data engineering challenges
• Create scalable dashboards and reports to support business objectives and enable data-driven decision making
• Lead and mentor engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and collaborative problem-solving

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Salary and Benefits

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $279,000 + 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. 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.

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