Software Engineer I
Description
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
The Community Growth organization is driving measurable audience growth, engagement, and revenue for our streamers while delivering exceptional experiences that delight our viewers. Our mission is to make Twitch a place viewers return to daily because their relationship with their favorite creator feels continuous, meaningful, and easy to re-enter when life gets busy.Our teams build consumer-facing features that let viewers engage with their favorite Creators, spanning both web and mobile surfaces. Which part of that experience we focus on changes often, but some of the spaces we own include Channel Points, Polls, Predictions, Watch Streaks, Raids, and the Creator Dashboard. This role is full stack, with responsibilities that include developing for both web and mobile clients, creating backend services, and maintaining those systems.
You Will
- Work with product managers, designers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences and products
- Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impactMaintain and improve our existing backend services
- Maintain and improve our existing backend services
You Have:
- Experience developing software in a professional environment
- Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
- Proficient coding skills in modern languages and frameworks such as Go, React, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C etc
- Proven ability with thinking though and delivering quality user experiences.
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Bonus Points
- Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch: React, Typescript, Golang
- Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
- Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on Twitch
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: TW9312
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.
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Skills
As published by greenhouse · 19 questions
Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location
Short answers (3)
- LinkedIn Profile optional
- Website optional
- What is your expected total base pay compensation for your next role. Please do not disclose current or past compensation. optional
Pick from a list (16)
- 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?
