• Build and operate large-scale, reliable and performant data systems with ScyllaDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Linux and Rust
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to develop storage primitives enabling all of Discord
• Exercise "First Principles Thinking" to always deliver what matters most to our users

Work with a talented team of engineers who have built one of the largest communication platforms in the world

• 4+ years of experience with building distributed systems and datastore infrastructure
• Experience with highly-available and distributed databases: e.g
• Strong operating systems, distributed systems and concurrency control fundamentals
• Familiarity with Linux internals
• Comfortable working in fast paced environments
• Experience with Cassandra or Scylla
• Experience with Rust
• Knowledge of DevOps tools like Salt, Terraform or Kubernetes
• We’ve tackled a lot of fascinating technical challenges over the years, and blogged about it regularly:
• 25% or 6 to 4: The 11/6/23 Authentication Outage

How Discord Supercharges Network Disks for Extreme Low Latency

• ScyllaDB, Cassandra, BigTable, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Postgres w/HA, etc

Proficiency with at least one statically-typed programming language: e.g. Rust, Go, Java, C, C++

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,500 + 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