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Engineering Manager

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 and grow their personal interests and passions. We’re always live at Twitch.

About the Position

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 leading engineers and setting direction for an entire company? If so, you’d be a great fit for the Engineering Manager role in the Builder Platform team. The Builder Platform team provides tools and solutions for all of engineering at Twitch, making it the best place for engineers to build. You will report to the Director of Engineering.

Additionally, you will:

• Lead the team that creates the engineering platform 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

A perfect fit for this environment requires you to be:

• Technically deep with knowledge of AWS and build systems
• Engaging with engineering teams across both Twitch and Amazon
• An engineering leader, focused on quality and delivery
• Curious about new technologies

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to deliver quality software with timelines
• Mentor and develop engineers
• Participate in roadmapping, goal setting and regular reporting of progress
• Design solutions to alleviate customer pain points

Requirements

• 4+ years as an Engineering Manager
• Strong familiarity with AWS
• Experience with deployment and development tools
• History of working with internal customers

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of Go and its ecosystem
• Experience with a monitoring / alarming solution (Cloudwatch or otherwise)
• Experience running high TPS distributed 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.