Software Development Manager, Commerce

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch is seeking an Engineering Leader focused on growing creators' revenue and building products, features, and experiences that empower livelihoods. You will lead teams across the stack, architect, build and operate services, and partner with product, design, data, and program managers to deliver value to creators.

This role can be based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA, and requires setting a clear vision, delivering results, and mentoring engineers to advance their careers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with 2+ years of people management
• Experience designing, building and operating consumer-facing applications
• Strong communication, and ability to lead across teams
• Experience with web services and cloud infrastructure
• Ability to attract and retain engineering talent

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to design, build and operate full stack applications.
• Establish a clear vision for the team and drive delivery for customers.
• Maintain focus on delivering results, even when it disrupts processes.
• Articulate behaviors to grow careers and develop people.
• Evaluate trade-offs, make informed decisions and adapt to change.
• Review proposals and refactor plans for better outcomes.

Skills

Software development

People management

Cloud infrastructure

System design

Web services

Hiring engineering talent

Ambiguity tolerance

Consumer-facing apps

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Golang

AWS Cloud Infra

React

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 (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchLinkedinJD) and X (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchTwitterJD) , and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchBlogJD) . Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchInterviewingJD) 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 (https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/legal/privacy-notice/) , for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.