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

Twitch enables content creators to live-stream content to their communities across the globe. Advertising is a core part of Twitch's business model, and spans across many product areas. We take pride in our mission to help creators earn a living by entertaining and educating their viewers.

You are a full stack engineers with the curiosity to develop user experiences, services and APIs that promote the advertising and promotion business. These systems give creators opportunities to make money, the data they need to do this, and in a way that promotes viewer involvement.

As the leader in this space, Twitch has a unique opportunity to invent what advertising as a product means in a live-streaming context. Our products include real-time experiences specific to Twitch. If you're excited about having an outsize impact in an area that's ripe for innovation, come work with us!

You Will:

• Develop new product services on web platforms
• Scale and improve existing APIs and services used to power the Twitch advertising platform
• Improve engineering processes to increase team effectiveness
• Work with teams and organizations to provide value to our creators, viewers, and advertisers

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or prior engineering experience
• Proficient coder in one or more of the following: Go, JavaScript
• 1+ years experience developing web application backends and APIs

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with one of the following frameworks (React, Angular)
• Familiarity in the AWS ecosystem of services (EC2, RDS, Dynamo, Lambda, and CloudWatch)
• Familiarity or experience building GraphQL APIs
• Familiarity with Data pipelines (Kinesis, Apache Airflow, Redshift)
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and the container ecosystem

Perks

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

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: TW6898