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Engineering Manager, Safety

Discord
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Developers
Salary
$248,000 to $310,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years as a software engineer with a solid backend and distributed systems background
  • 2+ years managing engineers
  • Experience shipping LLM systems in production
  • Technical proficiency to review designs and follow incidents
  • Experience working alongside operations or human-in-the-loop teams
  • Ability to handle escalations and maintain quality under pressure
Nice to have
  • Passion for Discord and/or gaming
  • Experience in trust and safety, fraud, integrity, or abuse engineering
  • Experience building internal tools for operations or review teams
  • Experience consolidating legacy systems onto a single platform
  • Experience managing outsourced operations teams and vendors
What the job really is

As an Engineering Manager at Discord, you will lead three squads focused on automated content review, enforcement, and tooling for appeals. Your role involves pushing automation to enhance decision-making processes while maintaining precision, overseeing the development of tools for investigators, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. You will collaborate closely with various teams and manage a growing group of engineers.

Benefits
  • Base salary range of $279,000 to $341,000
  • Equity
  • Relocation assistance may be available
Things to weigh
  • Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area
  • No specific details on benefits beyond salary and equity are provided
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