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Senior Software Engineer - Safety Processing

Builds scalable safety infrastructure for content moderation at Discord, owning end-to-end projects in distributed systems. Requires 4+ years backend experience, strong Python skills, and adversarial thinking.

196k – 221k/yr
On-site4+ YOEFullstack Engineering

About the role

What You'll Be Doing

  • Own complex safety infrastructure projects end-to-end, from initial design through post-launch monitoring and iteration
  • Build and maintain critical systems for automated content review, enforcement, and safety signal processing at massive scale
  • Apply an adversarial mindset to your work, thinking through security, abuse scenarios, edge cases, and scalability concerns to protect Discord's users
  • Collaborate with Trust & Safety, ML, Policy, and product teams to understand requirements and deliver effective safety solutions
  • Break down complex, multi-milestone projects into smaller work streams while managing stakeholders and dependencies across teams
  • Debug and resolve issues within the team's codebase and adjacent systems, participating in on-call rotations
  • Contribute to technical design discussions and documentation, writing RFCs
  • Help establish best practices and maintain the team's quality bar through code reviews and mentorship

What You Should Have

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on backend services and infrastructure
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • Experience building and operating distributed systems and production services at scale
  • Demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end and deliver results on time
  • Strong debugging skills and ability to navigate complex codebases
  • Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners
  • Experience working in larger engineering organizations with multiple teams and stakeholders
  • A quality-centered mindset with attention to the right details at every stage of development
  • Demonstrated adversarial thinking - ability to anticipate misuse, edge cases, and system vulnerabilities
  • Experience with distributed systems concepts and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)
  • Experience being in 24/7 on-call rotations
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills

Bonus Points

  • Experience with content moderation, trust & safety, or related problem domains
  • Experience with workflow automation or decision systems
  • Experience with ML/LLM integration and prompt engineering
  • Experience with observability tools, metrics, and monitoring systems at scale
  • Experience with cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)
  • A strong passion for Discord and making online communities safer

Compensation

US base salary range: $196,000 to $220,500 + equity + benefits.

Skills

PythonDistributed SystemsGCPAWSBackend ServicesContent ModerationMachine LearningObservabilityMonitoring SystemsOn-Call Rotations

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