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Software Engineer I, Engagement Growth

San Francisco, California, United StatesOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)$127,100–$185,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

Twitch is seeking a Software Engineer I, Engagement Growth to join their Community Team. This fullstack role involves building and operating consumer-facing features for web and mobile platforms that improve user experience and engagement for millions of daily active users. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality user experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams on design and development, and maintaining backend services. The ideal candidate has 1+ years of software development experience, a background in building consumer-facing products at scale, and proficiency in modern languages and frameworks like React and Go. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required. Experience with AWS technologies and Twitch's tech stack is a plus.

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 Team

Twitch is all about community, and our Community Team is a core pillar of what makes Twitch, Twitch. Teams within Community are responsible for a myriad of product areas impacting the creator, viewer, and moderator journeys on our platform. As a member of our team, you’ll build solutions that improve g the experience of millions of daily active users on our platform and create tools that keep both streamers and viewers engaged and connected on our platform.

About the Role

The Community Products team manages a wide array of features and systems to help communities form, grow, and thrive on Twitch. These features let people participate in their favorite communities and discover new ones more efficiently. We work hard to bring novel opportunities to the world of streaming both individually and in collaboration with similar streamers. Some examples of spaces we own include Chat, Clips, Stream Together, Discovery, and Channel Points.

Our consumer facing features span both web and mobile surfaces. This position is fullstack, with some responsibilities focused around web & mobile development (React) and others around supporting and maintaining backend systems (AWS, Go).

You Will:

  • Deliver high quality user experiences on both Web and Mobile surfaces.
  • Work with product managers, designers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences and products
  • Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact
  • Maintain and improve our existing backend services

    • You Have:

  • 1+ Years experience developing software in a professional environment
  • Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
  • Proficient coding skills in modern languages and frameworks such as React, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C etc
  • Proven ability with thinking though and delivering quality user experiences.
  • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

    • Bonus Points

  • Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch: React, Typescript, Golang
  • Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
  • Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on Twitch

    • Perks

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Maternity & Parental Leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • Amazon Employee Discount

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

    Job ID: TW9142

    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, CA, San Francisco
    $127,100—$185,000 USD

    Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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

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