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Senior Software Development Engineer - Builder Frameworks

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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

Like building platforms and tools, hard technical challenges, and helping video content creators earn a living doing what they love? Do you have a passion for internal tools, libraries, deployment and setting direction for an entire company? If so, you'd be a great fit for the Senior Software Engineer role in the Builder Frameworks team. The Builder Frameworks team provides solutions for all of engineering at Twitch, making it the best place for engineers to build. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, Builder Frameworks.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated engineer to join our team. You should have experience building developer tooling that is loved by your customers.. You will work with other engineers in our team and across Twitch to develop, deploy and support tools that are used by Twitch engineers everyday.

This position can be located in Seattle, WA; Irvine, CA; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Salt Lake City, UT; or Remote US.

You Will:

  • Build internal tools and libraries for all of Twitch
  • Work with internal customers to find their pain points and develop solutions alongside them
  • Work with internal AWS teams to provide feedback and influence roadmap
  • Aid in company wide availability and security
  • Mentor the entire company in engineering best practices
  • Make Twitch more productive

You Have:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
  • Experience using and building on AWS
  • Understanding of deployment tools and the software that makes software work
  • Experience debugging complicated production software
  • A desire to constantly make things better

Bonus Points

  • Knowledge of Go and its ecosystem
  • Familiarity with Java and Typescript
  • Experience with a monitoring / alarming solution (Cloudwatch or otherwise)

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)

 

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. 

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

The base pay range for this position in Colorado, Connecticut and Washington is $168,100 - $227,400 yr and in New York City is $184,900 - $250,200 yr. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Twitch's internal or external careers site.

Workers in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public in the course of business must show proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID or request and receive approval for a reasonable accommodation, including medical or religious accommodation.

Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.

Job ID: TW7195

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