Software Engineer I: Scalable Live-Streaming Systems

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch’s San Francisco team is hiring for a software engineer who will help design, build, and maintain systems that scale to millions of concurrent users. You’ll contribute to Subscriptions, Gifting, and Turbo features and work with a collaborative team across product and design.

The role emphasizes building rewarding experiences for creators and viewers and requires strong programming skills, problem solving, and a degree in CS/engineering.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional software development experience.
• Excellent proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, Java, Go) and distributed system technologies.
• A track record of building product experiences that users love.
• Sharp problem-solving skills with a focus on algorithms, data structures, and distributed system design.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience.

Responsibilities

• Create interactive experiences that are rewarding for both viewers and creators
• Architect and build robust, scalable applications that can handle millions of concurrent users
• Participate in Operational Excellence work to maintain and support our live services
• Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers and designers to build new products and solutions

Skills

Software development experience

Programming languages

Product experience

Problem solving

Mobile development

Gaming interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS ECS

DynamoDB

Lambda

SQS

Step Functions

Golang

TypeScript/React

Job description

Twitch’s San Francisco team is hiring for a software engineer who will help design, build, and maintain systems that scale to millions of concurrent users. You’ll contribute to Subscriptions, Gifting, and Turbo features and work with a collaborative team across product and design.

The role emphasizes building rewarding experiences for creators and viewers and requires strong programming skills, problem solving, and a degree in CS/engineering.