Software Engineer I, Discovery

Twitch

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 TEAM Twitch is all about community, and our Community Team is a core pillar of what makes Twitch, Twitch. Teams within Community are responsible for a myriad of product areas impacting the creator, viewer, and moderator journeys on our platform. As a member of our team, you'll build solutions that improve g the experience of millions of daily active users on our platform and create tools that keep both streamers and viewers engaged and connected on our platform.  ABOUT THE ROLE Join Twitch's Commerce Engineering organization, where we're revolutionizing how viewers engage with their favorite creators. We are the teams behind Subscriptions, Gifting, Bits, Hype Train and Turbo products. From experimental features to established systems used by millions, we're constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible in live streaming. You can work from Seattle, WA or San Francisco, CA. YOU WILL: * Craft immersive, interactive experiences that keep viewers supporting creators while engaging with the Twitch Community * Architect and build robust, scalable applications that can handle millions of concurrent users * Collaborate across teams to create cohesive solutions that drive business impact * Transform customer feedback into innovative features that enhance the Twitch experience YOU HAVE: * Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Ability to effectively collaborate with teammates is critical to success. * A track record of building consumer-facing products that users love * Demonstrable experience  of modern programming languages and frameworks * Sharp problem-solving skills with a focus on algorithms, data structures, and schema design * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience BONUS POINTS * Experience with mobile development, either native or hybrid * Familiarity with Twitch's tech stack: Golang, Typescript/React * 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: TW9135 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. US, WA, Seattle - Annually $110,500—$160,000 USD US, CA, San Francisco - Annually $127,100—$185,000 USD 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.

Twitch

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: TW9214 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. US, WA, Seattle - Annually $110,500—$160,000 USD US, CA, San Francisco - Annually $127,100—$185,000 USD 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.

Twitch

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 Creators are the backbone of Twitch, and they rely on their ability to earn a living doing what they love. As an Engineering Leader focused on growing creators' revenue, you will lead people to build products, features and experiences that enable such a living. You will be empowered to work across the stack and across functions. You will take high ownership of your services - architecting, building and operating them.  You will partner with other engineering leaders, product managers, designers, data specialists and program managers to deliver solutions. Our teams own features like Subscriptions, Gifting, Turbo, Bits and Hype Train.  This role can be based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.  YOU WILL: * Lead a team of engineers to design, build and operate full stack applications.  * Establish a clear vision for your team and generate urgency to deliver for our customers.  * Have a laser focus on delivering results - even if that means disrupting process or protocol.   * Articulate behaviors that can grow careers. Your people development radar is always on. * Quickly dissect the nuances of trade-offs, making conscious choices and overcoming challenges.   * Constructively parse, ingest, challenge and reframe proposals / plans for the better.  * Adjust gracefully to change while maintaining team energy and focus.  YOU HAVE: * 8+ years of software development experience; including 2+ years of people management experience * Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Clarity of thought and articulation are critical components for success * Experience with web services, cloud infrastructure, and system design * Ability to to attract, hire and retain engineering talent * Comfortable operating within an ambiguous and ever changing environment  * Track record of leading teams to design, implement and operate consumer-facing applications * An impact oriented and product engineering leader mindset BONUS POINTS * Hands-on experience building applications using Golang, AWS Cloud Infra and/or React  * Experience building Machine Learning or AI applications * Masters degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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: TW9201 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. US, WA, Seattle - Annually $184,900—$250,200 USD US, CA, San Francisco - Annually $212,700—$287,700 USD 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.