Software Engineer I

Twitch; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Twitch is hiring for an On-Demand role within the Engagement Growth organization in Seattle, WA. You will work on video on demand, clips, and other short-form content, helping creators build and entertain communities with scalable services used by millions of concurrent viewers.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers and designers to ship new features, improve reliability, and resolve production issues, while handling the full stack (Go backend, React frontend) and contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience in software engineering.
• Strong foundation in data structures and algorithms.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python or another OO language.

Responsibilities

• Learn and contribute across the full stack of our software
• Backend (Go), Frontend (React)
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs and designers to build new products and solutions
• Participate in Operational Excellence to maintain and support live services
• Help resolve production issues and fix bugs to earn customer trust

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Object-oriented programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

React

AWS

Job description

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 Role

On-Demand is a team within the Engagement Growth organization at Twitch, focused on ensuring our creators have the tools they need to build, grow, and entertain their communities. As an engineer here, you'll work on our video on demand, clips, and other short-form content. This includes how creators create and curate them, as well as the platforms that distribute these assets to all of their viewers. You'll work alongside a highly engaged, collaborative team that designs, builds, and maintains systems that scale to millions of concurrent users. We're constantly improving the experience for our users, and we're looking for new team members who share that passion for the end user. This position is in Seattle, WA.

You Will:

• Learn and contribute across the full stack of our software
  • Backend (Go), Frontend (React)
• Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers and designers to build new products and solutions
• Participate in Operational Excellence work to maintain and support our live services
• Help earn customer trust by working with our support teams to resolve issues and fix production bugs

You Have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer
• Willingness to learn new things and work with a diverse group of people
• A strong foundation in data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with scalability, concurrency, API design, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python or another Object-oriented language
• An eagerness to grow as a Software Engineer

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with AWS infrastructure
• Coding experience with React
• Twitch experience / knowledge as a viewer, moderator or streamer
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

Job ID: TW9308

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

$110,500 - $160,000 USD

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