- *Senior Data Scientist, Machine Learning – Ecosystems & Servers**
- *San Francisco, CA or Remote**
Discord is looking for experienced, proactive and self-driven Machine Learning Data Scientists to join our Ecosystems & Servers Data Science team! You’ll use your expertise in machine learning to help Discord achieve its mission of providing people with belonging, by collaborating directly with the teams who design, build, and support Discord. If you’re passionate about data, machine learning, impact, and working on an amazing team, read on! At Discord, Data Scientists on Ecosystems & Servers help shape our holistic understanding of Servers and their role in the Discord flywheel. We also partner directly with key product areas in the Discord Ecosystem. These include our Safety, Online Communities, Creator Revenue, Apps & API, and Activities Platform teams; each area an important component of the Discord Ecosystem and overall user experience. * Deep technical expertise in machine learning fundamentals, applied machine learning, and statistical modeling
- 4+ years of experience applying machine learning and statistical knowledge to solve ambiguous business problems
- 3+ years of experience writing excellent Python or R
- Experience with technical leadership, being the point person for one or more stakeholder groups
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to deliver complicated findings and explain technical approaches to a variety of audiences
- A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solving challenging problems to improve Discord
- Proficiency in SQL
- Last but not least – a collaborative attitude and a healthy dose of natural curiosity!
- Experience in the design and analysis of A/B tests in a fast-paced environment at scale
- Passion for Discord or online communities
- Experience with social media or international subscription-based online services, including familiarity with concepts such as social graphs, LTV modeling, user segmentation, etc
- Experience using a BI visualization tool like Tableau or Looker to surface model results, monitor performance, etc
- ***Our Benefits:****
- Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental, and Vision (Plus up to $20,000 for gender affirmation procedures)
- Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
- 16 paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO, use-what-you-need sick days and volunteer time off
- Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
- Generous stipends for headphones, your remote work setup, and lunch on a daily basis (while we’re all remote)
- Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
- A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups
- Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees
- *Top Tier Perks and Benefits:**
Stay healthy We take care of our team with comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans. Parental perks Spend some quality time with the next generation with parental leave, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. Kick back Stay refreshed with over 19 paid holidays, use-what-you-need sick days, and four weeks of PTO. Commute easy In a non-COVID world, get up to $270 per month for your commuting and parking needs. The loadout When were back in the office, enjoy daily catered lunches and snacks, a desk fund to make your space yours, and whatever you need for your computer setup, including a headphone allowance. Wellness on us Take advantage of a quarterly wellness allowance for your gym membership or other wellness activities. Virtual yoga every week! Transgender benefits Discord will reimburse up to $20,000 for any procedure related to transition. Discord HQ Our office is located in Potrero Hill, a little neighborhood in San Francisco near awesome coffee and food. Relocation Excellent relocation bonuses for new hires moving to San Francisco (once its safe to return). If you’re wanting to work with a motivated team on something that gives millions of users a space to find belonging, check out the four values of working at Discord . For all roles, we’re hiring people to join us in our beautiful San Francisco office (when it reopens), and for select, indicated positions, we’re currently open to having people join our team remotely in these states: Alabama – Arizona – California – Colorado – District of Columbia – Florida – Georgia – Illinois – Iowa – Massachusetts – Maryland – Michigan – Minnesota – Montana – Kansas – Nevada – New Jersey – New York – North Carolina – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Texas – Virginia – Washington #J-18808-Ljbffr
Business Intelligence (BI) Looker Tableau SQL Data Science Python Machine Learning R A/B testing