# Senior Software Engineer - Safety Processing

**Company:** [Discord](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/discord)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $196k – $221k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Python, Distributed Systems, GCP, AWS, Backend Services, Content Moderation, Machine Learning, Observability, Monitoring Systems, On-Call Rotations
**Posted:** 2026-02-03

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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