Bluesky is on a mission to build a safer, decentralized social media app for everyone. As a system integrity engineer, you’ll help create the backend tools and systems that protect the platform from spam and abuse.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a System Integrity Engineer to lead technical efforts in designing and maintaining scalable safety systems across our app and protocol. This role will be responsible for integrating new algorithms/ML solutions, developing user-friendly tools, and optimizing workflows to protect our users and enforce community guidelines. You will work closely with the T&S lead, as well as front and backend engineers, to build an app that prioritizes safety, security, and transparency.

Key Responsibilities:

Moderation Systems
- Implement systems in our moderation tool to ensure accurate and timely review of user reports, along with proactive detections to reduce the need for users to make reports
- Lead integration with third-party safety services and maintain and enhance automated systems, ensuring seamless integration with new surfaces and tools.
- Manage the transition of moderation workflows from email to an in-app inbox system.
Regulatory compliance
- Implement systems to restrict illegal or sanctioned content.
- Provide input and integration on detections for underage users, such as ID verification tools, in order to drive a safer product experience for minors on the app
Tool Development and System Maintenance
- Develop user-friendly tools for bulk content detection, labeling, and takedowns.
- Consolidate multiple tools into a unified interface for improved efficiency and usability.
- Ensure uptime and reliability of all safety systems, with robust alerting mechanisms for potential downtimes.

What We’re Looking For:

Have strong fundamental programming and software engineering skills.
Have extensive experience with either
- Typescript, React, and NodeJS (e.g. 5+ years), or
- Go (e.g. 3+ years).
Have built Web applications in production with 1000+ users.
Willingness to be on-call.
Experience integrating ML systems and building tools for content moderation and safety.
Strong understanding of content moderation challenges, including CSAM detection, spam prevention, and region-specific content restrictions.
Proficiency in developing workflows and automation systems for routing, tagging, and processing user reports.

Note:

Please be aware that this role may involve exposure to sensitive content. This may include graphic, offensive, or otherwise challenging material associated with content moderation tasks.

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We're a fully remote team, though a significant overlap of working hours with US/Pacific is required. For full-time roles, we offer health, dental, and vision insurance.

Please attach your cover letter, resume and links to your GitHub, GitLab, or a portfolio of past work within the same attachment.

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