Software Engineer (Memberships)

Twitch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Twitch is seeking a software engineer to join the Memberships team within Commerce Engineering in San Francisco. You will design, build, and maintain systems that scale to millions of concurrent users, delivering interactive experiences for creators and viewers.

You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams, applying Python/Java/Go and AWS services to ship user-loved features while ensuring live-service reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent real-world experience.
• 1+ years of professional software development experience building scalable systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with focus on algorithms, data structures, and distributed system design.
• Excellent proficiency in Python, Java, Go and distributed system technologies.
• Familiarity with Twitch's tech stack: Golang, TypeScript/React.
• Experience with AWS technologies like ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions.
• Experience with mobile development, either native or hybrid.
• Passion for gaming, streaming, or Twitch platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable systems supporting millions of concurrent users.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to ship features.
• Architect robust services and ensure reliability of live systems.
• Contribute to Operational Excellence and live-service support.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Algorithms

Data structures

Problem solving

Team collaboration

End-user focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

AWS ECS

DynamoDB

Lambda

SQS

Step Functions

Golang

TypeScript/React

Job description

• Join Twitch’s Memberships team within the Commerce Engineering organization, where we’re building rewarding experiences allowing creators to make a living doing what they love
• We’re the team behind our continuous patronage features including channel Subscriptions, Gifting, and Turbo
• As a member of our team, you’ll work alongside our highly engaged and collaborative team to design, build and maintain systems that scale to millions of concurrent users
• We actively seek to improve our experiences and are looking for members that are passionate about our end users
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience
• 1+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on building scalable systems
• Sharp problem-solving skills with a focus on algorithms, data structures, and distributed system design
• Excellent proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, Java, Go) and distributed system technologies
• A track record of building product experiences that users love
• Familiarity with Twitch’s tech stack: Golang, TypeScript/React
• Experience with AWS technologies like ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
• Experience working with mobile development, either native or hybrid
• A passion for gaming, streaming, or the Twitch platform