Software Engineer I, Memberships
About Us
Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.
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 X, and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.
About the Role
Join Twitch’s Memberships team within the Commerce Engineering organization, where we’re building rewarding experiences allowing creators to make a living doing what they love. We’re the team behind our continuous patronage features including channel Subscriptions, Gifting, and Turbo.
As a member of our team, you’ll work alongside our highly engaged and collaborative team to design, build and maintain systems that scale to millions of concurrent users. We actively seek to improve our experiences and are looking for members that are passionate about our end users.
Our team is based in San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA.
You Will:
- Create interactive experiences that are rewarding for both viewers and creators
- Architect and build robust, scalable applications that can handle millions of concurrent users
- Participate in Operational Excellence work to maintain and support our live services
- Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers and designers to build new products and solutions
You Have:
- 1+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on building scalable systems
- Excellent proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, Java, Go) and distributed system technologies
- A track record of building product experiences that users love
- Sharp problem-solving skills with a focus on algorithms, data structures, and distributed system design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience
Bonus Points
- Familiarity with Twitch's tech stack: Golang, TypeScript/React
- Experience working with mobile development, either native or hybrid
- Experience with AWS technologies like ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
- A passion for gaming, streaming, or the Twitch platform
Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Job ID: TW9270
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
US, WA, Seattle - Annually
$110,500—$160,000 USD
US, CA, San Francisco - Annually
$127,100—$185,000 USD
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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