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Senior Software Engineer, Recommendations - Viewer Experience
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 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. Keep an eye on all things Twitch on LinkedIn, Twitter and on our Blog.
About the Role
Twitch is building the future of interactive entertainment. Recommendations, matching viewers with live content they greatly enjoy, is core to that vision. As a backend software engineer on Twitch Recommendations Team, you will help design, prototype and implement systems which enable users to discover personalized content. To solve this broad problem, you may work with / build data pipelines and large scale distributed services to serve recommendation results. By improving Twitch’s recommendation products, you will help Twitch’s viewers have a great experience, and Twitch’s broadcasters find more passionate fans.
At Twitch, a subsidiary of Amazon, you’ll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic , entrepreneurial environment in the heart of San Francisco, while leveraging the resources of Amazon.
You Will:
- Work on a large-scale recommendations platform, in the areas of serving infrastructure, data pipelines, feature processing , etc.
- Develop capacity and monitoring plans for the services you write
- Write maintainable code with extensive test coverage, working in a professional software engineering environment (with source control, dev/stage/prod release cycle, continuous deployment)
- Collaborate with applied scientists and other engineers across the company
- Develop services which enable recommendations across different discovery products
- Actively engage in code and design reviews with peers and partners
- Mentor and guide junior peers to develop their talent and help them with their growth
- Partner with fellow engineering teams to deliver on complex initiatives together
- Contribute engineering input and feedback into product planning processes
You Have:
- 4+ years software development related experience
- Proficiency in designing data structures, building algorithms, and at least one object oriented language (e.g. Python, Go, Java , C++ )
- Excellent ability to communicate and influence others with your verbal and written communication skills .
- Ability to learn new languages (we mainly use Go and Python) and technologies quickly
- A Bachelors or preferably Masters degree in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
Bonus Points:
- You know Go and have used it in production-ready systems.
- Contributions to open source software projects. Send us a link to your contributions.
- Background working with data and ML 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.
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