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Software Engineer - Live Infrastructure
3 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
Twitch is building the future of interactive entertainment. As a software engineer in the Twitch Viewer Experience Live Infrastructure team, you will help develop next-generation products which will improve the discovery and watch experience for hundreds of millions of Twitch viewers. Our team is pushing to map out the universe of content and make it instantly available to viewers and services within Twitch. We are looking for passionate engineers who are excited to solve problems at massive scale in a fast-paced and dynamic environment . Our team is looking for fresh and innovative ideas to overcome a range of challenges in building highly scalable distributed systems.
At Twitch, which is part 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:
- Design, build, and maintain performant, reliable web services and large-scale applications
- Embrace and champion engineering best practices within your group and Twitch
- Produce clean, high quality code, tests, and documentation
- Actively engage in code and design reviews with peers and partners
- Contribute engineering input and feedback into product planning processes
- Partner with fellow engineering teams to deliver on complex initiatives together
You Have:
- Readiness to try new things and work with a diverse group of people
- BA/BS in computer science or equivalent experience
- Experience writing customer-facing software
- Desire and ability to write production quality code at scale
- Passionate about tough technical/engineering problems
- Sound technical judgment and a bias for action
- Strong organizational and communication skills
Bonus Points
- Experience using AWS services
- Experience writing Go in production systems
- Interest and ability to learn other programming languages
Perks
- Full benefits, including medical, dental, vision and life
- 401(k) savings plan with a company match
- Catered daily lunch and dinners (and hearty breakfasts three times a week)
- Unlimited snacks and drinks
- Monthly in-office massages
- Corporate gym membership
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible time off policy
- Weekly happy hours and opportunity to attend one gaming event or tournament
- Top of the line technology to help you build your own workspace
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
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