Twitch

Android Software Engineer

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What Twitch is looking for in applicants

About Us

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It’s where millions of people come together to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment. 

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 Twitter, get interviewing tips on Instagram, and discover projects we’re solving on our Blog.

About the Role

The Mobile Ads Team works on behalf of Twitch users to make the mobile app advertising experience as painless as possible while maximizing profits for our Creators. As an Android Engineer in the Mobile Ads Team, you will help us build and deliver new Advertising and Privacy features in an agile environment. You will work in a native app, used by more than a millions users each day, with modern technologies like Kotlin, RxJava, MVP and Coroutines. You will report directly to the Mobile Monetization Director.

You Will:

  • Develop and deliver new product features for our Android application
  • Improve engineering processes and tools to increase the teams effectiveness
  • Contribute to team planning and design discussions
  • Work with teams and organizations to bring value to our creators, viewers, and advertisers

You Have:

  • 2+ years of application development experience on Android
  • Strong proficiency with Java, Kotlin, and the Android development ecosystem
  • Ability to communicate complicated technical problems to both technical and business audiences
  • Ability to write secure, stable, testable, maintainable code with minimal defects

Bonus Points

  • Familiarity or Experience with VAST or other Advertising templates
  • Familiarity or Experience with media systems on Android
  • Familiarity or Experience with Android networking systems

Perks

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
  • 401(k), Maternity & Parental Leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Amazon Employee Discount
  • Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.),
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Served Daily
  • Free Snacks & Beverages 

 

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.

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

Job ID: TW7061

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