Senior Data Engineer, Analytics

Senior Data Engineer

Discord is looking for experienced and passionate Senior Data Engineers to join our Data team. Our data infrastructure powers insights across the entire company, and we need Senior Data Engineers who are passionate about building the foundational datasets and pipelines that enable data‑driven decision making at scale.

• Create and maintain data pipelines and foundational datasets to support analytics, modelling, experimentation, and product/business needs.
• Design and build database architectures with massive and complex data, balancing ergonomic benefits with computational load and cost.
• Partner closely with data science and engineering teams to improve instrumentation coverage, accuracy, and reliability across Discord's products.
• Build scalable data quality audits, implementing automated alerting and anomaly detection systems that catch issues before they impact downstream consumers.
• Proactively identify and execute opportunities to improve ETL performance, reduce costs, and enhance the overall data platform experience.
• Create dashboards and reporting infrastructure that enable self‑serve analytics and support key business objectives across functional teams.
• Champion data engineering best practices including documentation, testing, and maintainable code that scales with Discord's growth.

• 4+ years of experience building data pipelines in production environments with high volumes of consumer data.
• 4+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining robust data models from structured and unstructured sources.
• 4+ years of experience writing accurate and effective code in SQL and Python.
• Experience implementing and monitoring audits for data quality with massive data sets (e.g. billions of rows).
• Experience proactively identifying opportunities to improve ETL & dashboard performance and cost.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to thrive in ambiguous environments.
• 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.

• Discord passion: active Discord user or deep knowledge of gaming and creator communities.
• Data architecture expertise: owning data models for functional areas with deep knowledge of performant, scalable design patterns.
• Modern data stack:
  Hands‑on experience with Big Query, Airflow, DBT, or similar technologies.
• Visualization platforms:
  Proficiency with Looker, Tableau, or similar BI tools.
• Experimentation infrastructure:
  Designing data systems that power A/B testing and statistical analysis at scale.
• Cross‑functional collaboration:
  Working with compliance, legal, or litigation teams on data‑related initiatives.

We are looking for an experienced Account Executive to join the sales team within Discord's Advertising Solutions (Quests) organization working on our mid‑market PC/Console vertical.

• Identify client’s marketing needs and develop solutions/proposals that deliver value against those needs.
• Deploy and execute effective and repeatable sales motions.
• Apply an account planning process to prioritize accounts, grow revenue, educate clients, and lead strategic client conversations.
• Create and convey compelling sales presentations and proposals utilizing internal and external data.
• Become an expert in Discord solutions and adapt recommendations to suit varying client needs.
• Consult with clients and advise them on their strategic marketing and media plans.
• Demonstrate expertise around the gaming, media, marketing, and advertising spaces to clients and within Discord.

• 6 years of direct experience in media buying, brand marketing, digital advertising, and ad sales in the gaming industry.
• Ability to manage a high volume of accounts and prospect new leads as necessary.
• Proven experience delivering against account and revenue goals.
• Experience managing gaming clients throughout the funnel with deep understanding of their challenges and objectives.
• Experience…