Software Engineer - Community

If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/

About Us:

Twitch is the world's biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It's where millions of people come together to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment.

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 Twitter, get interviewing tips on Instagram, and discover projects we're solving on our Blog.

About the Role:

The Community Collaborations team is looking for a full-stack engineer who is passionate about building and enhancing products for creators. As a software engineer on the team, you will create and maintain features within the Collaboration platform and products suite. You will report to the EngineeringManager within the Community Discovery and Engagement organization and join a team of passionate individuals to build products that solve and improve the lives of Twitch creators across the platform!

This position can be located in San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; or remote anywhere in the United States.

You Will:

- Work on a team to build high-quality Twitch products which improves collaboration across Twitch

- Implement features in both the Twitch back and frontend tech stacks

- Develop new services using AWS to meet the needs of our products
- Contribute to architectural, design, and process discussions
- Mentor and grow peers
- Participate in the team's oncall rotation


Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
- Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

San Francisco, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA | Virtual Location - USA

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- A degree in Computer Science, a related Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of professional software development or equivalent
- Experience working in distributed and highly available systems.
- Experience with software architecture fundamentals such as Async programming, object-oriented design, abstractions, software design and multiple testing methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working in a service-oriented or microservice architecture using Go
- Experience working with AWS or similar cloud platform services configuring infrastructure with code
- Experience with GraphQL
- Experience as a streamer or content creator

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or other legally protected status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.