Senior Data Scientist | Discord | Remote (United States)
Posted 2025-09-08
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Discord is about giving people the power to create space to find belonging in their lives. We want to make it easier for you to talk regularly with the people you care about. We want you to build genuine relationships with your friends and communities close to home or around the world. Original, reliable, playful, and relatable. These are the values that connect our users and our employees at Discord.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Discord, an inclusive community for all, is looking for an accomplished and passionate data scientist to join our Data+ML team, focusing on Quests! Quests is our unique win-win-win advertising product, where we reward users for playing their favorite games. As a Senior DS supporting Quests, you’ll conduct analysis, run experiments, and build tools, partnering closely with our Product & Business teams to make Quests better for our users & game developers. If using data and working with amazing teammates to make a great product even better sounds exciting, we encourage you to apply!</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What you’ll be doing</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with Product & business teams throughout the full lifecycle of our marketing solutions, from ideation and exploratory analysis, to running experiments, to building dashboards</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Define metrics to understand Quest campaign performance & help identify areas for improvement, encapsulating these measures in easy-to-use dashboards that provide the company with timely and actionable information</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proactively generate & socialize insights and recommendations with technical and non-technical audiences</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Collaborate closely with data science, machine learning, and engineering teams to improve Quests-related capabilities like instrumentation & targeting</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Leverage A/B testing to continuously iterate and improve on the Quests experience</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What you should have</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">4+ years of experience of analytics in marketing solutions and advertising, translating ambiguous business problems into deep & actionable insights</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">4+ years of experience building performant dashboards using Tableau, Looker, or similar software – with proficiency in designing intuitive visualizations</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">3+ years experience writing excellent SQL and Python</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complicated findings or technical approaches in easy-to-understand ways</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">2+ years of experience in the design, analysis, and interpretation of A/B tests for a large-scale user product</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solve challenging problems to improve Discord</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Last but not least – you have a collaborative approach to work and a knack for curiosity!</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Bonus Points</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Passion for Discord and/or gaming in general</p>
<p></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Experience with writing production ETL</p>
<p></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Experience with analytics for social media or international subscription-based online services, including familiarity with concepts such as social graphs, LTV/user-lifecycle analysis, funnel analysis, etc</p>
<p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>#LI-Remote</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000 – $201,500 + 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.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and use of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking <a href="https://discord.com/terms/applicant-candidate-privacy-policy" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here. </a></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Discord is an equal opportunity employer that believes diversity inspires creativity and innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can do their best work free of harassment or discrimination, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected characteristics or identities. We encourage all candidates to apply for roles where they may make the most impact.</p>
<h4>About Us</h4>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends come together to hang out, have fun, and play games. With over 150 million monthly users, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We’re working toward an inclusive world where no one feels like an outsider, where genuine human connection is a click, text chat, or voice call away. A place where everyone can find belonging. Challenging? Heck yes. Rewarding? Double heck yes. It’s a mission that gives us the chance to positively impact millions of people all over the world. <strong class=" font-semibold">So if this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us!</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Discord, an inclusive community for all, is looking for an accomplished and passionate data scientist to join our Data+ML team, focusing on Quests! Quests is our unique win-win-win advertising product, where we reward users for playing their favorite games. As a Senior DS supporting Quests, you’ll conduct analysis, run experiments, and build tools, partnering closely with our Product & Business teams to make Quests better for our users & game developers. If using data and working with amazing teammates to make a great product even better sounds exciting, we encourage you to apply!</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What you’ll be doing</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with Product & business teams throughout the full lifecycle of our marketing solutions, from ideation and exploratory analysis, to running experiments, to building dashboards</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Define metrics to understand Quest campaign performance & help identify areas for improvement, encapsulating these measures in easy-to-use dashboards that provide the company with timely and actionable information</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proactively generate & socialize insights and recommendations with technical and non-technical audiences</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Collaborate closely with data science, machine learning, and engineering teams to improve Quests-related capabilities like instrumentation & targeting</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Leverage A/B testing to continuously iterate and improve on the Quests experience</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What you should have</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">4+ years of experience of analytics in marketing solutions and advertising, translating ambiguous business problems into deep & actionable insights</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">4+ years of experience building performant dashboards using Tableau, Looker, or similar software – with proficiency in designing intuitive visualizations</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">3+ years experience writing excellent SQL and Python</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complicated findings or technical approaches in easy-to-understand ways</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">2+ years of experience in the design, analysis, and interpretation of A/B tests for a large-scale user product</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A desire to work with amazing, passionate people who care deeply about solve challenging problems to improve Discord</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Last but not least – you have a collaborative approach to work and a knack for curiosity!</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Bonus Points</strong></p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Passion for Discord and/or gaming in general</p>
<p></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Experience with writing production ETL</p>
<p></span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Experience with analytics for social media or international subscription-based online services, including familiarity with concepts such as social graphs, LTV/user-lifecycle analysis, funnel analysis, etc</p>
<p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>#LI-Remote</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000 – $201,500 + 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.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and use of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking <a href="https://discord.com/terms/applicant-candidate-privacy-policy" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here. </a></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Discord is an equal opportunity employer that believes diversity inspires creativity and innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can do their best work free of harassment or discrimination, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected characteristics or identities. We encourage all candidates to apply for roles where they may make the most impact.</p>
<h4>About Us</h4>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends come together to hang out, have fun, and play games. With over 150 million monthly users, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We’re working toward an inclusive world where no one feels like an outsider, where genuine human connection is a click, text chat, or voice call away. A place where everyone can find belonging. Challenging? Heck yes. Rewarding? Double heck yes. It’s a mission that gives us the chance to positively impact millions of people all over the world. <strong class=" font-semibold">So if this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us!</strong></p>