Software Engineer, Safety

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k)

Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch, the world’s biggest live streaming platform, is hiring a Junior Full Stack Software Engineer for the Safety Products team in San Francisco, CA. You’ll contribute to safety features across site/app, help build moderation tools for channels and moderators, and participate in the full software development cycle.

You have at least 1+ year of software development experience, know modern programming languages, and a solid CS foundation.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional software development experience.
• Working knowledge of modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and CS concepts (algorithms, data structures).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent real‑world experience.

Responsibilities

• Learn about and contribute to our tech stack (back, front end, mobile, data, infra).
• Own and maintain parts of the user experience supporting moderation features and safety products.
• Engage in the full software development cycle: coding, documentation, testing, and delivering components on time with quality.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners including Product, UX, Data and Marketing.

Skills

Software development

JavaScript/TypeScript

CS fundamentals

Web development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Golang

TypeScript/React

AWS

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 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

We are looking for a Full Stack, Junior Software Engineer to join our Safety Products team, responsible for all the safety related features that our users can see and interact with, be it at the site/app level (TOS enforcement, report creation, processing, resolution, appeal flows, etc.) or at the channel level, by creating and maintaining tools for channel moderators and streamers (bans, timeouts, warnings, AutoMod, Suspicious Users, Shield Mode, etc.).

Our team is based at Twitch headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

You Will:

• Learn about and make contributions to our tech stack, back and front end, mobile, data, infra and more.


• Own and maintain parts of the user experience that support moderation features as well as global safety products.


• Engage with the full software development cycle: contributing to software initiatives, coding with best practices, providing documentation, testing, and delivering software components on time and with quality.


• Work independently and learn to collaborate with a team of cross‑functional partners, Product Managers, UX designers, Data and Applied Scientists, Marketers, etc.

You Have:

• 1+ years of professional software development experience, or equivalent in internship, school or solo projects.


• Working knowledge of modern programming languages and frameworks.


• Sharp problem‑solving skills, excellent understanding of CS concepts (algorithms, data structures, distributed computing).


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent real‑world experience.

Bonus Points

• Any prior experience on the safety or moderation space.


• Familiarity with Twitch's tech stack: Golang, Typescript/React, iOS, Android.


• Experience with AWS technologies like ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions.

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: TW9158

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, CA, San Francisco$127,100—$185,000 USD

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