Software Development Manager (Commerce)

Twitch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 212,700 - 287,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch is seeking an Engineering Leader to develop products that support creators in earning their living. Based in either San Francisco or Seattle, you will lead a team responsible for building and operating robust applications.

The ideal candidate has more than 8 years of software development experience, strong communication skills, and a proven record of managing teams effectively. We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, and a flexible PTO policy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience; including 2+ years of people management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with web services, cloud infrastructure, and system design.
• Ability to attract, hire and retain engineering talent.
• Experience leading teams to design, implement and operate consumer-facing applications.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Dissect trade-offs and make conscious choices.
• Develop and grow team members professionally.

Skills

Software development

People management

Communication skills

Web services

Cloud infrastructure

System design

Education

Masters degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Golang

AWS Cloud Infra

React

Job description

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 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

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.