Staff Data Engineer (Data Infrastructure)

• Discord is looking for a seasoned technical leader to join our Data team as a Staff Data Engineer. You will drive technical vision and strategy for our analytical data infrastructure which facilitates the transformation and semantic layer that powers clean, tested, well-documented datasets that the company can trust and self-serve from
• The data your team builds won’t just inform internal decisions, it will underpin the metrics we share with investors, partners, and the public, requiring exceptional rigor, auditability, and precision
• This role works closely with Data Governance, Data Science, Product, Finance, and Engineering teams
• This role reports to the Director of Data Engineering
• Define technical strategy and architectural direction for analytics data infrastructure, building and maintaining enterprise-scale curated datasets and data models
• Own the design and implementation of data governance programs end to end, by partnering with stakeholders and translating policy requirements into flexible and configurable infrastructure in partnership with Data Platform Engineering
• Design and build sophisticated data abstractions and analytical frameworks using SQL, Python, and modern data stack technologies
• Develop data quality frameworks, monitoring, anomaly detection, and alerting at massive scale, with governance, lineage tracking, and change management rigor appropriate for externally reported numbers
• Drive adoption of consistent data modeling patterns, naming conventions, documentation norms, and metric governance standards across the data organization
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives across product verticals and mentor engineers to accelerate delivery and harden data systems
• Navigate ambiguity and make sound technical decisions with incomplete information, balancing short-term delivery with long-term infrastructure investment

Benefits

• Discord HQ: At Discord, we believe great work can happen anywhere, whether in person or virtually. Our flexible work model empowers our people to choose where they work best: at home, in one of our offices like our San Francisco HQ, or a mix of both.
• Grow together: Look forward to developing both professionally and personally alongside your colleagues at Discord. All of our managers go through a leadership program, and we offer enriching trainings for everyone. No matter what your interests or skills are, there’s a place on our platform for you to find and build belonging.
• Money matters: Discord strives to offer fair and competitive compensation packages, including equity. You’ll have room to grow and be rewarded based on your contributions and impact at the company. Take advantage of our retirement offerings (including 401k matching in the US) to meet your financial goals.
• Health benefits; At Discord, we health-care about you! We offer medical, dental, vision, reproductive, gender-affirming, and mental healthcare to our employees.
• Family support: Spend some quality time with the next generation with 12+ weeks parental leave, as well as fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• R&R: Stay refreshed with four weeks of PTO, 16 paid holidays each year including a week off for the winter holidays, and flexible sick time (which includes mental health days).
• Wellness on us: Take advantage of a $375 quarterly stipend for your gym membership or other activities to keep you feeling great.
• Giving back: Whatever social cause you’re passionate about, take a day (or two) off to make an impact. While you’re at it, take advantage of $1,000/year in donation matching to charitable organizations!- Track record of hands-on collaboration with Data Science, Finance, and Product teams
• Strong business acumen and communication skills, comfortable translating ambiguous business questions into concrete metric definitions and explaining complex implementations to audiences from engineering peers to executive leadership
• Expert-level SQL and strong Python skills, with solid fundamentals in version control and CI/CD
• 7+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining data infrastructure used by data teams at scale
• 7+ years of experience in data and software engineering with a strong focus on building curated, consumer-facing datasets
• Proven experience implementing data quality audits, monitoring systems, and automated remediation for massive datasets
• Passion for Discord or online communities
• Experience building or contributing to a semantic layer or metrics store
• Experience with modern analytics and data engineering tools and workflows (dbt, BigQuery, or similar)
• Experience with reporting infrastructure subject to external audit or SOX compliance
• Experience defining and governing metric standards across a data organization