160K–220K USD / year
Software Engineer, Safety Processing
BackendRemote — U.S.
Published on 2026-09-21
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About this role
Discord is looking for a Software Engineer to enhance and scale its content moderation and safety systems. The role involves building and maintaining production systems and requires an adversarial mindset to anticipate security and scalability challenges.
About the company
Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities, where users can connect via voice, video, and text. It serves gamers and various interest groups, offering tools for social interaction, collaboration, and community-building.
The team
Safety Engineering teams
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PythonGCPAWS
What you'll do
- Scale and improve content review and detection systems
- Build and maintain production systems
- Participate in on-call rotations
- Collaborate with Trust & Safety, ML, Policy, and product teams
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience with backend services and infrastructure
- Debugging skills in multi-service codebases
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience with content moderation and trust & safety
- Experience with observability tools and monitoring systems
- Strong passion for Discord