Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Ads)

Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Ads)

Location: San Francisco, CA or Remote (U.S.)

Job Type: Full-Time

About Discord

With over 200 million monthly users, Discord is a leading platform where people come together to chat, collaborate, and play games. Our users collectively spend 1.5 billion hours gaming each month, making Discord a key part of the gaming ecosystem. We aim to enhance social experiences before, during, and after gameplay.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning to join our Revenue ML team, focusing on our growing Ads initiative. You will play a key role in developing ML models for ad measurement, targeting, and delivery ranking, improving ad relevance, optimizing performance, and driving revenue growth. This is a unique opportunity to shape an early-stage Ads ML platform and directly impact business success.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models for ad measurement, targeting, and ranking.
• Improve our ads measurement framework by integrating first-party and third-party data for precise campaign performance insights.
• Develop advanced ML models to infer user interests and enhance ad targeting strategies.
• Optimize ad ranking models to serve high-performing ads aligned with campaign goals (e.g., app installs, impressions).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, business) to execute on the Ads ML roadmap.
• Scale ML infrastructure to support an increasing number of ad campaigns while ensuring low-latency decision-making.
• Research and implement state-of-the-art ML techniques in online advertising.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist.
• 3+ years of experience in Ads ML (ads ranking, personalization, optimization, targeting, or measurement).
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience building large-scale ML models.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and scale ML-driven ad systems in production.
• Experience with real-time ML inference, A/B testing, and optimization frameworks.
• Strong understanding of performance advertising and its impact on revenue and advertiser retention.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and build systems from the ground up.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with large-scale data infrastructure and distributed computing.
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Knowledge of ad tech industry standards and third-party measurement solutions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $202,000 - $222,000 (U.S.)
• Equity & Benefits package included
• Remote-friendly work environment

Why Join Discord?

At Discord, we help millions of people connect through gaming and shared interests. Whether chatting, streaming, or competing for the top rank, we believe in bringing people closer together through technology. If you're passionate about ML, gaming, and building impactful ad solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

🚀 Apply now and help shape the future of advertising on Discord! 🚀