Y Combinator Software Engineer I, Memberships
Summary
The Software Engineer I on the Memberships team builds and maintains scalable commerce features like subscriptions and gifting for Twitch's live streaming platform. The role involves designing robust systems using languages like Python, Java, or Go to support millions of concurrent users.
About Us
Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.
We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X, and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.
About the Role
Join Twitch’s Memberships team within the Commerce Engineering organization, where we’re building rewarding experiences allowing creators to make a living doing what they love. We’re the team behind our continuous patronage features including channel Subscriptions, Gifting, and Turbo.
As a member of our team, you’ll work alongside our highly engaged and collaborative team to design, build and maintain systems that scale to millions of concurrent users. We actively seek to improve our experiences and are looking for members that are passionate about our end users.
Our team is based in San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA.
You Will:
- Create interactive experiences that are rewarding for both viewers and creators
- Architect and build robust, scalable applications that can handle millions of concurrent users
- Participate in Operational Excellence work to maintain and support our live services
- Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers and designers to build new products and solutions
You Have:
- 1+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on building scalable systems
- Excellent proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, Java, Go) and distributed system technologies
- A track record of building product experiences that users love
- Sharp problem-solving skills with a focus on algorithms, data structures, and distributed system design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience
Bonus Points
- Familiarity with Twitch's tech stack: Golang, TypeScript/React
- Experience working with mobile development, either native or hybrid
- Experience with AWS technologies like ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
- A passion for gaming, streaming, or the Twitch platform
Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Job ID: TW9270
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.
Skills
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Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location
Short answers (3)
- LinkedIn Profile optional
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- What is your expected total base pay compensation for your next role. Please do not disclose current or past compensation. optional
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- How would you describe your experience with Twitch? (Select one)
- How many years have you been active on the platform?
- Do you have experience in the Creator Economy beyond Twitch?
- Are you currently a Twitch employee?
- Are you open to relocation?
- Are you a current employee with Amazon or any Amazon subsidiary (outside of Twitch)?
- Have you previously applied to Amazon or any Amazon subsidiary?
- Have you previously been employed by Amazon or any Amazon subsidiary?
- Are you subject to a non-competition agreement or other agreement that would preclude or restrict your employment at Amazon?
- If offered employment by Amazon, would you be legally eligible to begin employment immediately?
- Your response is mandatory when applying for a U.S.-based position. Do you need, or will you need in the future, any immigration related support or sponsorship from Amazon in order to begin or continue employment with Amazon?
- Have you held H-1B status, or had an H-1B petition approved on your behalf, within the preceding 6 years for an employer other than a cap exempt institution?
- In which country/region do you have citizenship?
- Since obtaining your most recent citizenship, did you afterwards become a permanent resident in any other country/region? This does not include temporary statuses such as student visas or time-limited work permits.
- For the sole purpose of determining export licensing requirements, please provide your country of citizenship or legal permanent residence, whichever was obtained last.
- Would you like to be considered for future opportunities at Twitch when you apply?
