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Software Engineer - VOD Infrastructure

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. The Video-On-Demand (VOD) team provides VOD experience for Twitch users globally while also continuing to improve features that add value and improve operational efficiency. You will also join our Amazon IVS team, responsible for building an AWS product on top of Twitch's infrastructure.

We are looking for experienced and motivated backend engineers to join us. You have experience building highly available and scalable rich applications. You will work with other engineers in our team teams to design, build, deploy and operate available systems.

We are looking for candidates who excel in a fast-paced start-up-like environment and want to invent the future. You will have spent 5 or more years as a backend engineer building complex, distributed systems on the modern web.

At Twitch, you will experience the benefits of a fun and supportive environment, while having access to the tools of AWS.

This role can be located in Seattle, WA or New York, New York.

You Will:

• Design and deploy new services
• Write quality code backed by automated unit and integration tests.
• Build and operate the systems based on real-time customer data and demanding service-level agreements

You Have:

• Experienced in building and scaling distributed available cloud-based systems
• Experienced in Go, or have an interest in other languages and technologies
• Experienced in building and operating important services

Bonus Points

• Experienced in using and building on AWS
• Startup experience
• Have used Go in production-ready systems.

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.