Staff Software Engineer, Platform Security
DiscordSan Francisco, California, United States
Posted September 22, 2025
248000 - 279000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Discord is a leading communication platform used by over 200 million monthly active users, with a strong focus on gaming. Offering text chat, voice-over-IP (VOIP), and integration with thousands of unique game titles, Discord facilitates social interaction before, during, and after gameplay. Its distinctive role in the gaming industry lies in enhancing community engagement and making it easier for players to connect and enjoy games together.
Job Description
Discord is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Platform Security, to lead software engineering projects and contribute to their security operations. The role focuses on reducing security risk, building secure systems, and bridging organizational boundaries for secure management of identities and access. The ideal candidate will be a security engineer with a passion for security and a strong desire to make a significant impact.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building and operating production systems and infrastructure
- 5+ years of experience writing software in at least one general-purpose programming language (Python and Rust)
- 4+ years of experience securing systems with millions of users
- Tech Lead experience for projects with 3+ engineers
- Experience securing cloud-based environments (GCP, Cloudflare)
- Experience with containerization technologies (OCI, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with build and CI/CD technologies (Bazel, Buildkite, Terraform)
- Understanding of modern authentication and authorization protocols
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
