Remote Staff Software Engineer - Safety Job in San Francisco, CA Discord

Who you are

• Extensive experience developing and maintaining backend systems using Python
• Strong system design and architecture skills with the ability to build scalable, reliable systems for content moderation
• Ability to define workstreams, lead projects, and guide other engineers through implementation
• Experience in a domain that required an adversarial mindset such as trust, safety, security, or privacy

Desirables

• Experience working with ML/AI models in content moderation
• Familiarity with Typescript/Javascript/React and frontend technologies
• Previous experience at companies with a strong focus on safety, security, or trust & safety

What the job involves

• Lead backend projects, provide architectural guidance, and help build scalable systems that protect our users.
• You’ll lead design, and build scalable backend systems for processing safety-related signals, primarily using Python.
• Guide and mentor the team through architectural and system design challenges, ensuring long-term scalability as Discord continues to grow.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build tools that assist our agents in moderating content quickly and accurately, including migrating tooling from third-party platforms to our native systems.
• Build solutions with an adversarial mindset, anticipating and addressing safety challenges such as malicious behavior and illegal content on the platform.
• Implement and enhance ML/AI models and automation to improve efficiency in content moderation and decision-making processes.

Application process

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