Job brief: Staff Software Engineer, Safety Processing

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• Listed on Discord's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Discord's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $279,000 to $341,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area · Remote (US)
• Posted: 2025-10-30 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Staff".

Must have

• Adversarial Mindset: Experience in a domain that required an adversarial mindset such as trust, safety, security, or privacy
• Candidates in the San Francisco area are required to be in the office 2 days per week.
• Candidates must be located within one of the following counties:

Conditions

• On-Call Experience: Experience being in a 24/7 on-call rotation for production systems
• Relocation assistance may be available to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Main duties

• Lead, design, and build scalable backend systems for processing safety-related signals, primarily using Python
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build tools for content moderation and related compliance efforts.
• Implement and enhance ML/AI models and automation to improve efficiency in content moderation and decision-making processes
• Build solutions with an adversarial mindset, anticipating and addressing safety challenges such as malicious behavior and illegal content on the platform
• Drive workstreams and provide leadership to the team, mobilizing others to accomplish projects and deliver impactful outcomes

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in San Francisco, CA: $212k a year (320 listings, 27 employers). This listing is 47% higher.
• Across Discord's 26 open listings, 58% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Discord hires

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