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Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games. Discord is where the world's gamers hang out, and increasingly, it's the platform game developers build on. We're seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to lead Data Science for our Developer Platform: the SDKs, identity systems, and developer tools that connect games and their players to Discord. What makes this role distinctive is the two-sided value equation at the heart of the platform. For game developers, we build tools that help studios grow player engagement and revenue, including data products that give them deeper insight into their players and communities. For players, we use signals from those same tools to make it easier to play and hang out with friends, deepen engagement across Discord, and deliver more relevant ads. Your team's job is to make both sides of that exchange demonstrably valuable. That means proving the platform's worth to developers with rigorous evidence, and ensuring the signals it generates create outsized, responsible value for Discord users. If helping make Discord an even better place to hang out with your friends and communities sounds like an exciting challenge - we'd love to chat with you!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you'll be doing:
- Manage, mentor, and develop a mission-driven team of Data Scientists embedded across the Developer Platform's core areas: identity, signals, and developer tools.
- Own the vision and roadmap for data-driven decision-making across the Developer Platform org, and shape company strategy on how the platform creates value for both developers and Discord.
- Strengthen the developer side of the value equation by shaping developer-facing data products, including metric definitions, benchmarking methodologies, and insight quality.
- Strengthen the Discord side of the value equation by partnering with Ads, Engagement, and Growth to identify, validate, and productize platform-derived signals, and by measuring their incremental value through experimentation.
- Drive platform adoption by partnering with Product, Engineering, and Business Development to measure integration health, forecast growth, and surface insights that help the org land and deepen integrations with the world's largest game developers.
- Serve as a trusted analytical partner to top game developers, designing joint studies with partner data science teams to uncover business value from the developer tech stack.
- Partner with Data Engineering, Product, and Legal on data governance: ensure platform signals are documented, discoverable, and governed well across Discord.
- Set clear priorities and nimble operating models, and build a team known for rigorous methods and decision-ready work.
- Partner with other Data leaders to shape the direction and culture of Discord's Data organization.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What you should have:
- 8+ years of experience in applied data science and advanced analytics, ideally including both consumer product and B2B or platform contexts.
- 3+ years managing and developing teams of Data Scientists, with a track record of growing ICs and raising the team's technical bar.
- Strong expertise in experimentation and causal inference, including quasi-experimental methods (propensity matching, synthetic controls, diff-in-diff) for settings where randomized experiments aren't feasible.
- Experience designing novel, interpretable metrics for a new or fast-evolving product area, and building the measurement systems around them.
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one data programming language (Python or R).
- Clear communication and influence. You can translate complex technical work into crisp narratives for executives, engineers, and external partners, and use data to shape strategy and roadmaps alongside Product and Engineering leadership.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bonus points:
- Experience with gaming, game platforms, or developer-facing (B2B2C) products, especially working directly with external partners' data or analytics teams.
- Experience building or shaping customer-facing data products such as analytics dashboards, benchmarking tools, or measurement offerings.
- Familiarity with advertising signal ecosystems (event pipelines, identity resolution, targeting and measurement, lookalike modeling) and with ML applications for signal enrichment, forecasting, or personalization.
- Experience with cloud data platforms like BigQuery, very large datasets, and modern BI tools (e.g., Hex, Mode, Looker, Tableau).
- Understanding of data governance, privacy, and responsible data use, particularly for signals shared across product and revenue systems.
- Interest in Discord, gaming, and the communities we serve.
COMPENSATION
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $342,000 to $380,000 + 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.
Why Discord?
Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!
Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.
Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.
INTRODUCTION
Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games. Discord is where the world's gamers hang out, and increasingly, it's the platform game developers build on. We're seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to lead Data Science for our Developer Platform: the SDKs, identity systems, and developer tools that connect games and their players to Discord. What makes this role distinctive is the two-sided value equation at the heart of the platform. For game developers, we build tools that help studios grow player engagement and revenue, including data products that give them deeper insight into their players and communities. For players, we use signals from those same tools to make it easier to play and hang out with friends, deepen engagement across Discord, and deliver more relevant ads. Your team's job is to make both sides of that exchange demonstrably valuable. That means proving the platform's worth to developers with rigorous evidence, and ensuring the signals it generates create outsized, responsible value for Discord users. If helping make Discord an even better place to hang out with your friends and communities sounds like an exciting challenge - we'd love to chat with you!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you'll be doing:
- Manage, mentor, and develop a mission-driven team of Data Scientists embedded across the Developer Platform's core areas: identity, signals, and developer tools.
- Own the vision and roadmap for data-driven decision-making across the Developer Platform org, and shape company strategy on how the platform creates value for both developers and Discord.
- Strengthen the developer side of the value equation by shaping developer-facing data products, including metric definitions, benchmarking methodologies, and insight quality.
- Strengthen the Discord side of the value equation by partnering with Ads, Engagement, and Growth to identify, validate, and productize platform-derived signals, and by measuring their incremental value through experimentation.
- Drive platform adoption by partnering with Product, Engineering, and Business Development to measure integration health, forecast growth, and surface insights that help the org land and deepen integrations with the world's largest game developers.
- Serve as a trusted analytical partner to top game developers, designing joint studies with partner data science teams to uncover business value from the developer tech stack.
- Partner with Data Engineering, Product, and Legal on data governance: ensure platform signals are documented, discoverable, and governed well across Discord.
- Set clear priorities and nimble operating models, and build a team known for rigorous methods and decision-ready work.
- Partner with other Data leaders to shape the direction and culture of Discord's Data organization.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What you should have:
- 8+ years of experience in applied data science and advanced analytics, ideally including both consumer product and B2B or platform contexts.
- 3+ years managing and developing teams of Data Scientists, with a track record of growing ICs and raising the team's technical bar.
- Strong expertise in experimentation and causal inference, including quasi-experimental methods (propensity matching, synthetic controls, diff-in-diff) for settings where randomized experiments aren't feasible.
- Experience designing novel, interpretable metrics for a new or fast-evolving product area, and building the measurement systems around them.
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one data programming language (Python or R).
- Clear communication and influence. You can translate complex technical work into crisp narratives for executives, engineers, and external partners, and use data to shape strategy and roadmaps alongside Product and Engineering leadership.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bonus points:
- Experience with gaming, game platforms, or developer-facing (B2B2C) products, especially working directly with external partners' data or analytics teams.
- Experience building or shaping customer-facing data products such as analytics dashboards, benchmarking tools, or measurement offerings.
- Familiarity with advertising signal ecosystems (event pipelines, identity resolution, targeting and measurement, lookalike modeling) and with ML applications for signal enrichment, forecasting, or personalization.
- Experience with cloud data platforms like BigQuery, very large datasets, and modern BI tools (e.g., Hex, Mode, Looker, Tableau).
- Understanding of data governance, privacy, and responsible data use, particularly for signals shared across product and revenue systems.
- Interest in Discord, gaming, and the communities we serve.
COMPENSATION
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $342,000 to $380,000 + 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.
Why Discord?
Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!
Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.
Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord’s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clicking HERE.
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Target STEM-designated programs
A STEM-designated degree, computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or data engineering, is the baseline for the 24-month OPT extension. Without it, your work authorization window drops to 12 months, which limits your sponsorship timeline significantly.
Focus on companies with H-1B filing histories
Large tech employers and research-driven firms with established international hiring pipelines are far more likely to sponsor interns into full-time H-1B roles. Firms that have filed H-1B petitions historically are your strongest targets for intern-to-sponsor conversion.
Clarify the intern-to-full-time pipeline early
Ask during the interview process whether the internship has a structured return-offer program. Employers who explicitly convert interns to full-time roles are the ones most likely to initiate H-1B sponsorship before your OPT expires.
Treat CPT carefully to protect OPT eligibility
Using 12 or more months of full-time CPT eliminates your OPT eligibility entirely. If you plan to complete multiple internships before graduation, track your CPT usage closely so you preserve your post-graduation work authorization.
Align your degree field to the job description
H-1B specialty occupation rules require a direct connection between your degree field and the role. For data science, a degree in statistics, computer science, or a quantitative discipline is far stronger than a general business or unrelated STEM degree.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsors efficiently
Migrate Mate surfaces data science intern roles specifically posted by employers open to visa sponsorship. Filtering by sponsorship willingness upfront saves time and ensures you are applying to companies that have already signaled readiness to support international candidates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a data science intern role lead to H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but it depends on the employer. Many large tech and finance companies use data science internships as a structured pipeline to full-time roles, and will initiate H-1B visa sponsorship before your OPT expires. Smaller employers may be willing but lack the legal infrastructure. The clearest signal is whether the company has filed H-1B petitions in prior years.
What visa status do most international data science interns use?
The majority work on F-1 CPT, which allows off-campus employment during the degree program. After graduation, they transition to OPT, and STEM-designated graduates can extend that to three years total. Some interns on J-1 visa exchange programs also fill data science roles, though J-1 comes with a two-year home-country residency requirement that can complicate H-1B sponsorship later.
Does my degree field matter for data science intern sponsorship?
It matters considerably. H-1B petitions require the role to qualify as a specialty occupation, meaning there must be a direct connection between the job duties and a specific academic discipline. For data science, degrees in statistics, computer science, mathematics, or data engineering are the strongest fit. A degree in a loosely related field increases the risk of an H-1B RFE or denial at the specialty occupation stage.
Are data science internships STEM-eligible for the OPT extension?
The OPT extension applies to the student, not the job. If your degree program is STEM-designated by DHS, you qualify for the 24-month extension regardless of your internship title. Data science roles almost always count as a STEM-qualifying job for the extension reporting requirements, but confirm your specific program's STEM designation with your DSO before assuming eligibility.
Where can I find data science intern roles that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists data science intern positions from employers who are open to sponsoring international candidates. Searching there filters out roles where sponsorship is unlikely, which is a meaningful time-saver when you are working against OPT or CPT deadlines. General job boards surface thousands of postings without any sponsorship filter, making it harder to identify the employers actually worth pursuing.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Data Science Intern jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.