Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue)

The role

This person will build ranking, targeting, and recommendation systems for Discord's core revenue surfaces including Shop, Nitro, Server Subscriptions, and Gifting. They will apply Machine Learning to connect users to products, subscriptions, and content.

What you will do

• Build ranking, targeting, and recommendation systems for Shop, Nitro, Server Subscriptions, and Gifting
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives across multiple verticals
• Translate experiment results into roadmap decisions
• Build ML systems from 0 to 1 and take them to production at scale

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in applied Machine Learning
• Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• Strong expertise in applied deep learning and mainstream RecSys model architecture
• Strong proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
• Track record of building ML systems from 0 to 1 in ambiguous, early-stage environments
• Ability to take ML systems to production at scale
• Strong product and business intuition
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments
• Built internal ML platform/tooling adopted by multiple product teams
• Familiarity with personalized marketing systems
• Deep expertise in distributed training and large-scale data processing pipelines

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• life and disability insurance
• paid time off
• paid parental leave

About the company

Discord is a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. It plays a role in the future of gaming by helping people hang out before, during, and after playing games.