Software Development Engineer

Twitch; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading live streaming service is seeking an experienced back end distributed systems developer to design and develop next-generation video processing systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, particularly in building large-scale distributed systems using Golang and AWS. This role offers competitive compensation from $129,300 to $223,600 per year, with benefits such as medical insurance and parental leave.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Amazon Employee Discount

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Passionate for software development and expertise in building large-scale distributed systems.
• Constantly improving engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of internet-scale systems.
• Contribute code and system design to the IVS Media processing ecosystem.
• Develop maintainable services and libraries using Golang and AWS.

Skills

Software development

Building large-scale distributed systems

Golang

AWS

Education

B.S. degree in Computer Science, Math, or Engineering

Tools

AWS Services (EC2, ECS, S3, etc.)

GoLang

Job 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 Team

Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming solution that makes low-latency or real-time video available to viewers around the world, allowing you to create engaging live experiences.

About The Role

IVS is building the future of interactive video. The Video Server Platform Processing team is seeking an experienced back end distributed systems developer to lead the design and development of our next generation video processing system. This role is focused on the design and development of systems that process all incoming media into IVS (live streams, VOD, ads and clips) and implement new contribution protocols at the edge (SRT, RTMP, Enhanced RTMP). If you’re excited by the idea of building back end services that operate at a worldwide scale, and have an interest in live video and media processing pipelines that operate throughout the world then this position is for you.

You can work in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.

You Will

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of successful internet-scale systems and services to support the IVS Media processing systems.
• Contribute with code and system design to the ecosystem of our services, frameworks and libraries
• Develop maintainable services and libraries using Golang and AWS platform
• Build robust, operable, and maintainable distributed software systems
• Operate and improve automation to scale systems and services throughout the world.

You Have

• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Passionate for software development and expertise in building large-scale distributed systems and services
• Possess a B.S. degree in Computer Science, Math, or an Engineering discipline
• Constantly improving engineering practices across the team including developing maintainable and evolvable software, meaningful testing, and operations

Bonus Points

• You understand media systems and formats including familiarity with some/all of ISO/IEC 13818-1 (MPEG transport streams), 14496-10 (H.264 slice layer and above), 14496-12 (ISO Base Media File Format), RFC 8216 (HTTP Live Streaming)
• Experience working with AWS Services (EC2, ECS, S3, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, Lambda etc) and operating them at scale
• Experience with media protocols such as RTMP, SRT, eRTMP, WebRTC etc
• Experience with building software services using GoLang and Rust

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• 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: TW8957

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to 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. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

US Pay Per Year

$129,300—$223,600 USD

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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