Engineering Manager, Machine Learning (Safety)
Discord · San Francisco Bay Area
Posted 27 days ago · $272,000 to $306,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Discord's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 98% of Discord's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Discord
- high 27 stale, 0 reposted of 49 open
- Hiring momentum
- 69 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Discord's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Discord.
About this role
As an Engineering Manager for the Safety ML team at Discord, you will lead a group of machine learning engineers focused on developing systems that protect users from harm. Your responsibilities include managing the lifecycle of production safety models, collaborating with various teams to drive technical vision, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality results. You will also be involved in hiring and coaching your team while maintaining a hands-on approach to coding when necessary.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Discord as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, or Applied Scientist
- 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager managing a team of 5+ engineers
- Hands-on depth in at least one of: abuse/fraud detection, content classification, behavioral modeling, graph-based modeling, or LLM-based classification systems
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and solve complex problems
- Proven record of shipping ML systems to production at scale
What you get
- Base salary range of $272,000 to $306,000
- Equity
- Benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or tools mentioned, which may affect clarity on the tech stack
- High level of responsibility and expectations for team performance
- Role involves both managerial and technical responsibilities, which may require balancing time between the two
Summarised from Discord's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Discord on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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