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Senior Software Engineer - Twitch Music
4 years ago
About Twitch
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 Position
The right person for this role will have demonstrated experience building and maintaining front end codebase. You should have thorough knowledge of front end engineering methods, how best to meet latency code in ReactJS or VanillaJS. The person will also have experience in leading and mentoring junior engineers, doing code-reviews and setting best engineering practices.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver new music product services and features
- Improve existing APIs and services, with a heavy focus on scale and availability
- Improve engineering processes and tools to increase team effectiveness
- Work across both technical and business focused teams to deliver value to our creators
- Lead discussions to analyze business needs, then innovate and develop front-end solutions
- Lead the frontend applications architecture to develop common reusable code
- You'll identify and uphold frontend engineering best practices
- Work in a supportive team environment with shared code, code reviews, and disciplined quality control; quality begins with the developers on the team
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience developing distributed or high-volume services
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science/Engineering or prior engineering experience
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Proficient coder in one or more of the following: Go, Java, C++, or similar languages
- Experience developing web applications and their backend APIs
- Familiarity with web technologies and languages (JavaScript/TypeScript).
- Experience with React
- Experience collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineering leaders
- Superb communication skills are required--you must be able to explain things to both business and technical audiences
- Experience setting up software engineering best practices within your team and influencing and mentoring junior engineers
Bonus Points
- User or streamer on Twitch
- Experience building Go services
- Familiarity with AWS
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.
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