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Software Engineer - Creator Growth
2 years ago
About Us
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 Role:
The Creator Growth team builds new products and features that help our creators grow their content quality and audience on Twitch. The team is expanding to keep up with the demands of our broadcasters. We're looking for a full stack engineer willing to work end-to-end to bring delightful new experiences into our products.
As an engineer on our team, you will build new experiences and also contribute to many existing experiences used by our Creators such as the Creator Dashboard, Watch Parties, Reruns, Twitch Studio, and many more. Our job is to ensure that every broadcaster on Twitch has a great experience and support them as they grow the quality of their content and channel audience. You will report to the Engineering Manager for Community Experiences.
If you are passionate about helping creators on Twitch grow and succeed, this is the place for you!
You Will:
- Work with teams within Creator Growth and others to build high-quality Twitch products and broadcaster experiences
- Contribute to architectural, design, and process discussions involving technological choices
- Implement features in both the Twitch frontend and backend tech stacks
- Identify and uphold engineering best practices
- Work backwards from customer needs to create working designs on-time
- Work in a supportive team environment with shared code, code reviews, and disciplined quality control; quality begins with the developers on the team
You Have:
- Completed a degree in Computer Science, a related Engineering discipline, or have equivalent experience
- Experienced 1+ years of professional software development
- Mastered JavaScript or TypeScript
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: Go, Java, C#, Kotlin, C++ or Scala
- A strong foundation of data structures and algorithms
- An attitude of self improvement, able to take feedback well and collaborate with teammates
Bonus Points:
- Experience working on large-scale websites using React
- Experience working in a service-oriented or microservice architecture using Go
- Experience working with AWS or similar cloud platform services configuring infrastructure with code
- Experience with live streaming tools on Twitch or other platforms
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),
- Breakfast & Lunch 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, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or other legally protected status
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