Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform
for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video
games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on
making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing
games.Discord is where millions of people hang out every day - 90% of them play games, spending
over 5 billion hours across thousands of titles each month. We are focused on making it easier
and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.
We’re looking for a Data Scientist to join our Client Platform Data Science team, where
you’ll help make sure that Discord just works. You’ll partner with the teams that design,
build, and support Discord - improving app performance, enhancing the user experience, and
driving growth. Your work will span strategic analyses, experimentation, and dashboarding.
Specifically, we’re looking for someone who can help us take Discord’s mobile and desktop
reliability to the next level through better metrics, monitoring, and automation.
If you’re passionate about data and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!
What you'll be doing
Partner with teams throughout Discord through the full analytics lifecycle - from exploratory
analyses to dashboards, reports, and A/B testing
Define KPIs and diagnostic metrics that improve the user experience, and build dashboards to
make them timely and actionable
Build custom datasets to monitor novel product features and processes
Share insights with technical and non-technical audiences, and iterate based on feedback
Champion A/B testing best practices - helping teams design, analyze, and interpret experiments
correctly
Collaborate with data and engineering teams to design scalable and future-proof instrumentation
and self-serve tooling
What you should have
2+ years of hands-on analytics experience turning ambiguous business problems into clear,
actionable insights
Experience designing, analyzing, and interpreting A/B tests at scale
Strong SQL skills and experience building clean, performant dashboards (Tableau, Looker, or
similar)
Clear communication skills, with the ability to make complex findings easy to understand
Curiosity, a collaborative attitude, and a drive to solve hard problems
Bonus Points
Passion for Discord or online communities
Experience with performance/reliability analytics for online services
Familiarity with social or subscription products (social graphs, LTV, funnel analysis)
Production ETL or BigQuery experience
Experience using AI in data science work
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 to $200,000 + 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, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. 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. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable
accommodations, please let your recruiter know.
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