Discord

Data Scientist - Client Platform

Discord • $160K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of hands-on analytics experience with a focus on actionable insights.
  • Proficiency in designing, analyzing, and interpreting A/B tests at scale.
  • Strong SQL skills and expertise in building dashboards using tools like Tableau or Looker.
  • Clear communication skills to convey complex data findings to diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated curiosity and a collaborative mindset, with drive to tackle complex problems.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with teams throughout Discord to conduct full analytics lifecycle from exploration to reporting.
  • Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and build dashboards for timely metrics.
  • Create custom datasets to monitor new product features and processes.
  • Share data insights with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and refine based on feedback.
  • Champion A/B testing methodologies to ensure proper design and analysis of experiments.
  • Work with data and engineering teams to create scalable and robust analytical tools.

Benefits

  • Equity participation in the company.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
Full Job Description
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.

About Discord

Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities. The platform allows users to create and join servers, which are essentially chat rooms, and communicate with other users via text, voice, and video. Discord was founded in 2015 and has grown rapidly, with over 250 million registered users as of 2019. The company has raised $480 million in total funding.
Learn more about Discord
Size
800 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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