Senior Data Engineer, Analytics

Job Application for Senior Data Engineer, Analytics at Discord Back to jobs Senior Data Engineer, Analytics San Francisco Bay Area Apply 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. Discord is looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Data Engineer, Analytics to join our data team! You will be owning the transformation and semantic layer that turns data into clean, tested, well-documented tables and dashboards that data scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders can trust and self-serve from. You'll define and operationalize the metrics that inform how we identify opportunities, measure success, and make decisions. If this sounds exciting to you and you’re passionate about data modeling, metric design, and empowering teams to move faster with reliable data, read on! We're hiring for multiple verticals on our Data Engineering team, including Engagement and Performance. What you will be doing : Design, build, and maintain curated analytical datasets and data models that serve as canonical sources for metrics, dashboards, and analyses Own metric definitions end to end, from partnering with data science and product team to define what we should measure, to implementing it in production, to surfacing it in visualization tools Build and maintain executive-level dashboards and self-serve reporting tools that enable business stakeholders to answer their own questions Partner closely with data science, product manager, and engineering teams to translate business questions into well modeled, performant, and discoverable data assets Establish and enforce data quality standards through testing frameworks, documentation, and monitoring for the datasets you own Drive adoption of consistent data modeling patterns, naming conventions, and documentation norms across the data organization What you should have 4+ years of experience in analytics or data engineering with a strong focus on building curated, consumer-facing datasets 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 Experience with designing data model to power a variety of use cases, including experimentation Fluency in Python or another programming language, with solid fundamentals in version control and CI/CD practices Experience building and owning executive-level dashboards and reports using BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, or similar) Strong business acumen, you will partner with data scientists and product managers to translate ambiguous business questions into concrete metric definitions and data models Excellent communication, comfortable being the connective tissue between technical and business teams Last but not least, desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solving challenging problems to improve Discord Bonus Points: Passion for Discord or online communities Experience building or contributing to a semantic layer or metrics store Experience with modern analytics and data engineering tools and workflows (dbt, BigQuery, or similar) Experience defining and governing metric standards across a data organization Experience working on analytics for core features (i.e. messaging, video/voice call etc) in communication app. Experience working on analytics for performance and reliability of communication app Background in analytics for core communication features (messaging, video/voice) or platform reliability and performance. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,500 + 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! Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. 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