Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform (Gaming)

Location: Lisbon, Portugal; candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Lisbon area and attend the office 3–4 days per week.

Company

Discord is a multiplatform gaming and social platform serving millions of daily active users and building an engineering hub in Lisbon.

What you will do

• Own the technical direction of major Data Platform initiatives from problem definition through production and post-launch health.
• Design and scale data infrastructure, including governance, compliance, and stream-processing systems.
• Build reusable platform primitives and remain a significant contributor to production code.
• Unblock engineers, improve engineering quality, and provide architectural guidance and mentorship.
• Translate business problems into technical strategy with engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Drive technical decisions and robust solutions supporting multiple teams.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience and a track record of leading large, ambiguous initiatives end to end.
• Expertise in distributed systems and large-scale data infrastructure.
• Experience providing architectural thought leadership through design reviews, reusable abstractions, and mentorship.
• Strong technical judgment regarding implementation speed, build-versus-integrate decisions, and stakeholder alignment.
• Ability to influence engineering, product, and business stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
• Residence in or relocation to the Lisbon area and regular office attendance are required.

Nice to have

• Passion for Discord and gaming.
• Experience with data governance, privacy compliance, real-time analytics infrastructure, or cost optimization in large-scale data environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to join the founding team of Discord’s first dedicated engineering hub outside San Francisco.
• Opportunity to help shape the culture and technical direction of the Lisbon hub.
• Inclusive interview process with reasonable accommodations available.