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# Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

- **Company:** Discord Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $196,000.0 - $245,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Airflow, BigQuery, Code Review, Computer Programming, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Discord, Stream Processing, Golang
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3b268c6ab3f61319

## About the Role

through code reviews, RFCs, and shared technical knowledge that makes the whole team better What You Should Have 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Python, Java, Rust, Go, or similar Hands-on experience building or operating data infrastructure like pipelines, streaming systems, orchestration, or data warehousing at scale (BigQuery, Kafka, Spark, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, or similar) Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-phase projects autonomously. You've owned the hard ones and handled edge cases, failure modes, and scale before they became problems. Strong collaboration and communication skills, including with XFN partners. You write clear technical documents, drive alignment, and bring people along on technical decisions Growth mindset. You've failed, learned, and shipped something better because of it Bonus Points Passion for Discord and gaming Familiarity with data governance, privacy compliance, or, cost optimization in large-scale

## Description

powers decisions for one of the most vibrant platforms in the world. If you're the kind of Software Engineer who lights up when talking about distributed systems, cares deeply about user privacy, grounding decisions in data, and wants your work to directly impact millions of gamers worldwide, we want to talk to you. To learn more about Discord's Data Platform,read our engineering blog, including how we built our modern data stack leveraging open-source tools! What You'll Be Doing Build and maintain data infrastructure processing petabytes of data across millions of users Write clean, well-tested code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving systems Own projects end-to-end. From design through deployment and production support Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver solutions that power Discord's insights Apply 80/20 thinking to challenge requirements, cut unnecessary complexity, and deliver the optimal solution at the right time Mentor teammates


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