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Senior Partner Engineer

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

Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS) is an Amazon Web Services that provides end-to-end video delivery and audience engagement tools to power live video experiences. IVS powers Twitch Video, one of the largest live video distribution networks in the world that supports more than a billion hours of video each month. Our mission is to make streaming video technology available to anyone through IVS and to empower the creation of diverse communities through live video engagement.

As a Senior Partner Engineer, you will support Business Development, Product and Partner teams, managing the technical relationship with current and prospective partners of Amazon IVS to help demonstrate and drive continued value. You will build deep technical relationships with Amazon IVS partners and be a trusted advisor on their journey to build/integrate solutions for our customers. Specifically, you'll support partners during their evaluation and integration of the IVS service and SDKs.

You will report to the Director of Product Partnerships and lead engagements with customers throughout Americas and Europe. This position is remote and can be located in the United States, Canada or Brazil.

You Will:

• Be the primary technical contact for onboarding and integrations with strategic partners
• Resolve integration challenges with partner solutions to expedite the launch of IVS-powered customer applications
• Deliver technical enablement sessions and best practices on integration with Amazon IVS to partners
• Consult with Business Development, Account Management, and Solutions Architecture teams to communicate the value of Amazon IVS, evaluate IVS product fit, and forecast onboarding effort with strategic partners
• Create feedback mechanisms and advocate for partner needs to influence the development of new product innovations.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to write white-papers, blog posts, best practices documents, and deliver other technical assets that directly impact our partners success

You Have:

• 5+ years experience in a Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, Sales Engineering, Technical Account Management, Solutions Architecture, or any other customer-facing engineering role
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field of study, or 12+ years of related work experience
• Proficiency with at least one programming language, such as Java, JavaScript, Go, C++, Python, or similar.
• Experience integrating UX elements w/ backend services, frameworks, and 3rd party developer APIs
• Ability to understand and solve technical problems through research, reproduction and discovery
• Ability to work and succeed with substantial autonomy
• Experience operating within cross-functional teams (product, engineering, design, and marketing)

Bonus Points

• 3 + years' experience in media processing, content delivery networks, and video delivery protocols like RTMP, HLS, DASH, and WebRTC
• 3+ years' experience architecting/operating solutions built using cloud technologies and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience developing web or mobile applications with Objective C / Swift (iOS), Java / Kotlin (Android), or Javascript / React (Web)
• Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field of study

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 , etc.)

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 $178,020 - 217,580 yr and in New York City is $195,840 - $239,360 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.

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Job ID: TW7217

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