Software Engineer I - Engagement Growth
At a glance
Mid-level Software Engineering role at Twitch. Seattle · $110,500–$160,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and maintain features across Go backend services and React interfaces, learning across the software stack
- Work with engineers, product managers and designers to create products for on-demand video and short-form content
- Help keep live services running through operational support and reliability work
- Resolve production bugs with support teams to address customer issues
What you bring
- A computer science degree or equivalent experience working as a software engineer
- A solid grasp of data structures and algorithms, plus fundamentals such as APIs, concurrency and distributed systems
- Working ability in Go, Java, Python or another object-oriented language
Who this fits
This Seattle-based role suits an early-career engineer ready to grow across backend and frontend work. You’ll contribute as part of a team supporting live services.
From the employer
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
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
Perks
- 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 USDTwitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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