Engineering Manager, Machine Learning (Safety)
Discord · San Francisco Bay Area
About this role
## Engineering Manager, Machine Learning (Safety) Discord’s Safety ML team builds the machine learning systems that protect 200M+ users. The team’s mission is to make Discord a place where people can build genuine friendships without exposure to harm—at a scale where manual review alone can never keep up. We’re looking for a highly technical, hands-on, and mission-driven **Engineering Manager** to lead our Safety ML team. You’ll own the detection systems that sit between attackers and our users, including **real-time and batch models** for **content understanding, account integrity, and platform abuse**. ### What you’ll be doing - Build and lead an exceptional team of highly-engaged ML engineers by hiring, coaching, and instilling a sense of ownership and impact. - Drive the technical vision and roadmap for Safety ML by collaborating with partners across Trust & Safety, Product, Policy, Legal, and Data Science. - Own the end-to-end lifecycle of production safety models: define new capabilities, measure performance, and monitor operational health of systems making millions of enforcement decisions per day. - Manage processes and use your technical expertise to continually raise the bar and deliver extraordinary results. - Partner with Trust & Safety on label quality, golden sets, and automating manual investigations. - Work with other Engineering Managers to improve the Engineering organization and uphold Discord’s workplace philosophy. ### What you should have - **5+ years** experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, or Applied Scientist. - **3+ years** experience as an Engineering Manager, successfully managing a team of **5+ engineers**. - Hands-on depth in at least one of: abuse/fraud detection, content classification, behavioral modeling, graph-based modeling, or LLM-based classification systems. - Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally. - Thrives in ambiguous environments—excited to solve complex problems and execute. - First-principles thinker who can collaborate on pragmatic solutions. - Proven record of shipping ML systems to production at scale. - Passionate about coaching and leading engineers, with the ability to get into code when needed. - Keeps up with industry trends and identifies new technologies to solve technical problems. ### Compensation (US) The US base salary range for this full-time position is **$272,000 to $306,000 + equity + benefits**. (Base salary only is listed in US role postings; equity and benefits are additional.) ### Why Discord? Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming—helping people deepen friendships around games and shared interests, and helping developers build and grow their businesses. Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. If you need accommodations, let your recruiter know. Please see Discord’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details: https://discord.com/terms/applicant-candidate-privacy-policy
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