Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning, Ads (Quests)

Posted 10 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Remote
246K-270K Annually
7+ Years Experience
Software
Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to talk and hang out.
The Role
Build and iterate on new ML-driven products to foster creativity, discovery, and engagement on Discord. Design and build robust, high-scale, low latency content and user recommendation systems. Collaborate with partner teams to create ML-driven roadmaps and systems.
Summary Generated by Built In

This position is US based only.

Discord is about giving people the power to create space to find belonging in their lives. We want to make it easier for you to talk regularly with the people you care about. We want you to build genuine relationships with your friends and communities close to home or around the world. Original, reliable, playful, and relatable. These are the values that connect our users and our employees at Discord.

We are working on applying Machine Learning across Discord to unlock high impactful and new possibilities within areas such as user engagement, user growth, user understanding and personalization.

The effort to build ML driven user experiences is just getting started, and if you are someone who is passionate about building things from scratch, this could be a great opportunity for you!

What You'll Be Doing

  • Serve as the technical leader for ML components of Discord's new Ads product, Quests.
  • Build and iterate on new ML-driven products to foster creativity, discovery and engagement on Discord.
  • Use your technical expertise to design and build robust, high-scale, low latency content and user recommendation systems that power product features used by millions of users every day.
  • Work with XFN partner teams to create ML-driven roadmaps and systems and make the appropriate trade-off decision on development velocity vs system complexity during each development phase of the products.

What You Should Have:

  • 8+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist.
  • 4+ years of experience in Ads ranking, personalization, optimization, user profiling, or related Ads ML areas.
  • Experience building low latency and complex machine learning systems at scale and have driven execution from ideation to production implementation. You can take a high-level goal and achieve a shippable solution.
  • Strong product sense, and you’re passionate about applications that are driven by user feedback and end user experiences.
  • Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners to lead large and complex technical projects cross-functionally.
  • The ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, and are excited about figuring out solutions to complex problems.

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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $246,000 to $270,400 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

 

Why Discord? 
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. We are working toward forming true connections around play and shared experiences, where genuine human connection is a click, text chat, or voice call away. A place where everyone can build genuine friendships. Your future is just a click away!

Check out our inclusion, diversity and purpose efforts, company principles, or learn more about the Life @ Discord experience!

Top Skills

Machine Learning
The Company
San Francisco, CA
900 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests — from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.

Why Work With Us

Imagine a workplace that not only tolerates but celebrates the unique perspectives each and every person brings to it. One that is representative of the world we want to live, play and work in. Well, imagine no more. Just as Discord gives everyone the power to belong, we are building a workplace that is welcoming and inclusive from the inside out.

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