About Us

Launched in 2011, Twitch is a global community that comes together each day to create multiplayer entertainment: unique, live, unpredictable experiences created by the interactions of millions. We bring the joy of co-op to everything, from casual gaming to world-class esports to anime marathons, music, and art streams. Twitch also hosts TwitchCon, where we bring everyone together to celebrate, learn, and grow their personal interests and passions. We’re always live at Twitch. Stay up to date on all things Twitch on LinkedIn, Twitter and on our Blog.

About the Role

Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS) is an AWS service that allows developers to easily leverage the low-latency highly-distributed live video platform that powers Twitch in their own applications. The Video Clients team is looking for engineers to work on our living room clients, including the video player SDK that provides low latency playback for Twitch/IVS.

You'll experience the best of both worlds while working on a brand new AWS service at Twitch—you'll be immersed in Twitch's creator-first culture and enjoy our perks while moving fast to build a new business. You'll improve Twitch, the largest live video entertainment platform in the world with over 1 trillion minutes of content watched in 2020, and on a growing and evolving AWS service. You will report to the Software Development Manager.

You Will:

• Take ownership of essential components of the IVS web player SDK on living room web enabled devices
• Use new web technologies like WebTransport and WebAssembly
• Experiment to decide and collaborate with backend video teams like the ingest, transcode, and distribution teams to build interactive video experiences that adapt to unique living room concerns
• Define client automation and tooling across diverse living room environments

You Have:

• B.S. in Computer Science or related experience
• 5+ years of professional software development or equivalent expertise
• Expertise with modern web technologies like TypeScript, ES6, Webpack, NPM
• Low-level experience building JavaScript/TypeScript libraries/frameworks, or experience optimizing usage of front-end frameworks
• Experience with software architecture fundamentals, such as async programming, object oriented design, abstractions, software design, and multiple testing methodologies

Bonus Points

• Experience working with connected TVs, consoles, and OTT devices
• Experience working with React Native or other similar cross-platform frameworks
• Experience working with web media APIs like Media Source Extensions, Encrypted Media Extensions, MediaCapabilities , WebCodecs
• Experience working with web players like hls.js, Shaka Player, dash.js, video.js

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount
• Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Job ID: TW6608