Senior Data Engineer, Analytics

What You'll Be Doing

• Create and maintain data pipelines and foundational datasets to support analytics, modeling, experimentation, and product/business needs
• Design and build database architectures with massive and complex data, balancing ergonomic benefits with computational load and cost
• Partner closely with data science and engineering teams to improve instrumentation coverage, accuracy, and reliability across Discord's products
• Build scalable data quality audits, implementing automated alerting and anomaly detection systems that catch issues before they impact downstream consumers
• Proactively identify and execute opportunities to improve ETL performance, reduce costs, and enhance the overall data platform experience
• Create dashboards and reporting infrastructure that enable self-serve analytics and support key business objectives across functional teams
• Champion data engineering best practices including documentation, testing, and maintainable code that scales with Discord's growth

What you should have

• 4+ years of experience building data pipelines in production environments with high volumes of consumer data
• 4+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust data models from structured and unstructured sources
• 4+ years of experience writing accurate and effective code in SQL and Python
• Experience implementing and monitoring audits for data quality with massive data sets (e.g. billions of rows)
• Experience proactively identifying opportunities to improve ETL & dashboard performance and cost
• Experience leveraging your excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to thrive in ambiguous environments where problems are not well-defined and evolve quickly
• Experience collaborating directly with data science, machine learning, and product engineering teams
• A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solving challenging problems to improve Discord
• Last but not least - a collaborative attitude and a healthy dose of natural curiosity!

Bonus Points

• Discord passion: You're an active Discord user or have deep knowledge of gaming and creator communities
• Data architecture expertise: Experience owning data models for functional areas with deep knowledge of performant, scalable design patterns
• Modern data stack: Hands-on experience with BigQuery, Airflow, DBT, or similar technologies in production environments
• Visualization platforms: Proficiency with Looker, Tableau, or similar BI tools and understanding of how data architecture impacts dashboard performance
• Experimentation infrastructure: Experience designing data systems that power A/B testing and statistical analysis at scale
• Cross-functional collaboration: Experience working with compliance, legal, or litigation teams on data-related initiatives
• For Growth analytics: Experience working on SEO, GEO, or top-of-funnel growth features
• For Gaming: Background in gaming analytics or community-driven platforms
• For Safety: Background promoting best practices in data security, compliance, and governance standards
• For User Lifecycle: Experience measuring user engagement and activity across multiple platforms and lifecycle stages

Compensation: The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,500 + equity + benefits.