The opportunity
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…
What you'll do
Own the technical direction of major Data Platform initiatives like GRC,: scaling, or stream processing, from problem to production system and post-launch health
Be a force multiplier: build reusable primitives, unblock teammates, and raise the quality bar across the team
Stay a top code contributor. You write real production code while helping others reach the same bar
Partner with XFN stakeholders to translate business problems into clear technical strategy
Champion debate, decide, and commit and 80/20 thinking to drive robust: technical solutions supporting multiple team
+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of driving: large, ambiguous technical initiatives end-to-end
What they're looking for
- Expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure at scale. You've: anticipated hard problems before they became incidents
- Demonstrated ability to multiply a team's impact through architectural: thought leadership, design reviews, reusable abstractions, and well-timed mentorship
- Strong technical judgment: when to go fast vs. slow, when to build vs. integrate, and how to bring stakeholders along
- Cross-functional influence: you've driven alignment across engineering, product, and business without relying on authority
