Security Platform SDE II - Backend Engineer (Scale)

Amazon; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch Security Platform builds and operates the foundational software, data, and automation that enable security at scale across Twitch. As a Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) on the Security Platform team, you will design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that power Twitch’s security, privacy, and compliance programs.

You will own projects end‑to‑end from design and implementation through deployment and operational support for the systems that are

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years building and operating production backend services with end-to-end ownership.
• Deep fluency in a modern language (Go, Java, Python, or similar).
• Hands-on AWS with IaC and safe rollout.
• Strong cross-team communication able to disagree with data and commit once decided.
• A track record of leading technical projects that span multiple services and parallel workstreams

Responsibilities

• Own software projects end-to-end from design through production support.
• Partner across Security, Identity, Privacy, and Infrastructure on Twitch-wide initiatives.
• Drive operational excellence: observability, reliability, and operational readiness for critical systems.
• Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, code reviews, clear technical decision-making and validation including AI-assisted output.
• Participate in retrospectives and technical discussions, influencing decisions through technical leadership.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

AWS

IaC

Security

Distributed systems

Leadership

Cross-team communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Job description

Twitch Security Platform builds and operates the foundational software, data, and automation that enable security at scale across Twitch. As a Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) on the Security Platform team, you will design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that power Twitch’s security, privacy, and compliance programs.

You will own projects end‑to‑end from design and implementation through deployment and operational support for the systems that are