Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform

$246,000 - $270,400/Yr

Discord - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Francisco, CA

10,001+ employees

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About the position

The Machine Learning Platform (MLP) at Discord is responsible for managing the end-to-end model lifecycle across all machine learning applications. This role focuses on building tools and services that facilitate machine learning processes, ensuring they are easy, safe, and accessible. The position involves collaboration with machine learning engineers and other technical staff to enhance Discord's backend data systems, particularly in the context of gaming.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the platform for ML engineers and data scientists to enhance user experience and safety.
• Evaluate and integrate new machine learning frameworks and tools to keep pace with advancements in ML, including LLMs and generative AI.
• Collaborate with model builders to streamline the transition from idea to production.
• Establish best practices in machine learning at Discord.
• Create foundational datasets and models.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer in data or backend with exposure to large datasets or distributed systems.
• 4+ years of experience working on platforms or infrastructure.
• 2+ years of experience working on machine learning platforms.
• Experience with orchestration systems such as Airflow, Dagster, or Argo.
• Experience in putting machine learning models into production.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with real-time data processing tools like Spark, Flink, Dataflow, Kafka, or Pulsar.
• Experience debugging and maintaining live production systems on Kubernetes.
• Experience building ML models using modern frameworks.

Benefits

• Equity
• Comprehensive benefits package