Embedded Data Specialist

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

At the heart of Discord's communities is Safety. The Safety team at Discord ensures users find belonging by minimizing exposure to spam and other forms of platform abuse. We are excited to find others passionate about making sure Discord is a safe and welcoming place for our users and hope you can join us on this mission.

As the Embedded Data Specialist, you will be a trusted locus of data knowledge by stakeholders, capable of fielding requests from diverse groups of stakeholders. You balance emergent requests with creating more longterm tooling, and are conscious of the maintenance investments of the tools you build, with coaching. You expect QA of your code, but very rarely would corrections be approach-based, rather than accidents of function. 

What you'll be doing

• Analyzing data to uncover patterns, insights, and trends, as well as answering complex legal and comms based Safety questions for external communication


• Leveraging analysis to design operational response solutions in the Safety landscape


• Writing retros of Safety incidents with a focus on guardrail solutions and clear runbooks


• Iterating, improving, and socializing reporting to the needs of an emergent safety landscape across teams and efforts with a focus on stable or self-help solutions


• Delivering long-term project work in the Safety operations landscape with some oversight


• Documenting — in detail — your work, its impact, and the guardrails present in your design


• Assisting in developing scalable, clean data infrastructure


• Partnering with teams across Safety to increase the impact of your work 

What you should have

• Fluent SQL, BigQuery dialect preferred


• Experience updating data architecture in version control systems such as Git


• Data Reporting experience, with an understanding of new feature design and guardrails


• Statistical analysis training


• Can determine path for code/data review with limited direction


• Maintain high levels of confidentiality and accuracy while performing legal requests


• Beyond just fielding requests, able to discuss data availability and limitations to help craft a request with a stakeholder


• Excellent written communication and documentation skills


• Ability to foster relationships and communicate complex concepts to stakeholders


• Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently, but oversight and coaching is expected


• Familiarity with Claude Code and leveraging AI tools to expand impact

Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available. 

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.

Why Discord? 

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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