Data Engineer, Analytics

Discord is looking for a passionate Data Engineer to join our Data team! Data Engineers at Discord collaborate with data science and engineering teams to build and support foundational high-leverage data sets that power tools, analyses, and models. The data sets built by DE directly inform how we identify opportunities, measure success, and make decisions. We are hiring across multiple teams - including safety and growth. If this sounds exciting to you and you’re passionate about data, impact, and working on an amazing team, read on!

What you will be doing

Create and maintain data pipelines and foundational datasets to support analytics, modeling, experimentation, and product/business needs
Design and build database architectures with massive and complex data, balancing ergonomic benefits with computational load and cost
Collaborate closely with data science, machine learning, and engineering teams to improve the coverage, accuracy, and reliability of instrumentation
Develop audits for data quality at scale, implementing alerting and anomaly detection as necessary
Partner with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to accomplish all of the above!

What you should have

2+ years of experience building data pipelines in production environments with high volumes of consumer data
2+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust data models from structured and unstructured sources
2+ years of experience writing accurate and effective code in SQL and Python
Experience implementing and monitoring data quality with massive data sets (e.g. billions of rows)
Experience improving ETL performance and cost
Experience communicating clearly with your team and stakeholders, and a willingness to navigate ambiguous problems with guidance from senior teammates/management
Experience collaborating directly with data science, machine learning, and product engineering teams
A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solving challenging problems to improve Discord
Last but not least - a collaborative attitude and a healthy dose of natural curiosity!

Bonus Points:

Passion for Discord or online communities
Experience owning and proactively improving the data models for a functional area leveraging deep knowledge of performant scalable patterns
Experience with modern data storage and processing technologies (i.e. BigQuery SQL, Airflow, and DBT or similar)
Experience with data visualization and dashboarding technologies (i.e. Looker, Tableau, or similar)
Experience with designing data sets to power a variety of use cases, including experimentation
Experience working on SEO, GEO, or other top of funnel growth focused features.
Experience collaborating with compliance, legal, or litigation cross-functional teams.
Experience promoting and driving best practices in data governance, security, and compliance.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 to $180,000 + 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.

Details

What you will be doing

Create and maintain data pipelines and foundational datasets to support analytics, modeling, experimentation, and product/business needs
Design and build database architectures with massive and complex data, balancing ergonomic benefits with computational load and cost
Collaborate closely with data science, machine learning, and engineering teams to improve the coverage, accuracy, and reliability of instrumentation
Develop audits for data quality at scale, implementing alerting and anomaly detection as necessary
Partner with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to accomplish all of the above!

What you should have

2+ years of experience building data pipelines in production environments with high volumes of consumer data
2+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust data models from structured and unstructured sources
2+ years of experience writing accurate and effective code in SQL and Python
Experience implementing and monitoring data quality with massive data sets (e.g. billions of rows)
Experience improving ETL performance and cost
Experience communicating clearly with your team and stakeholders, and a willingness to navigate ambiguous problems with guidance from senior teammates/management
Experience collaborating directly with data science, machine learning, and product engineering teams
A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solving challenging problems to improve Discord
Last but not least - a collaborative attitude and a healthy dose of natural curiosity!

Bonus Points:

Passion for Discord or online communities
Experience owning and proactively improving the data models for a functional area leveraging deep knowledge of performant scalable patterns
Experience with modern data storage and processing technologies (i.e. BigQuery SQL, Airflow, and DBT or similar)
Experience with data visualization and dashboarding technologies (i.e. Looker, Tableau, or similar)
Experience with designing data sets to power a variety of use cases, including experimentation
Experience working on SEO, GEO, or other top of funnel growth focused features.
Experience collaborating with compliance, legal, or litigation cross-functional teams.
Experience promoting and driving best practices in data governance, security, and compliance.