Discord

Discord provides a communication platform where users can talk, play, and hang out via voice, video, and text chat. The service caters to gamers and worldwide communities, offering customizable spaces, high-quality and low-latency streaming, custom emojis, soundboards, and integrated games. Millions of daily active users rely on the platform to connect before, during, and after gaming sessions across PC, phone, and console devices.

In terms of technology and machine learning, Discord applies data science and machine learning models to multiple areas of its platform. This includes building real-time and batch systems for content understanding, risk evaluation, and account integrity within safety teams. Machine learning and data science work also supports the developer platform, consumer revenue initiatives, client platform performance, and analytics for ads, growth, and user engagement.

Open roles indicate that Discord is building specialized teams across machine learning engineering, data science, and developer platforms. The company is hiring for senior and staff-level engineering and management positions, as well as individual contributor data scientist roles. These positions are primarily based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with select roles offering remote options within the United States.