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About the RoleJoin 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.
Skills Required
- 1+ years of professional software development experience focused on building scalable systems
- Excellent proficiency in modern programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go
- Experience with distributed system technologies
- Track record of building product experiences that users love
- Strong problem-solving skills involving algorithms, data structures, and distributed system design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience
- Familiarity with Golang and TypeScript/React
- Mobile development experience, native or hybrid
- Experience with AWS ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
- Passion for gaming, streaming, or the Twitch platform
Twitch Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Twitch and has not been reviewed or approved by Twitch.
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Healthcare Strength — Employees access Amazon’s comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and mental‑health resources, with Twitch‑specific wellness support layered in. Official materials emphasize a competitive suite of health programs that start on day one for eligible roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Remote‑friendly norms include company holidays and global no‑meeting days, and policies commonly describe flexible or unlimited PTO. Paid parental leave is highlighted alongside other leave programs across the benefits overview.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is a standard part of total rewards for many roles, with Amazon RSUs frequently referenced alongside base pay and bonus. Career materials and postings consistently note equity eligibility as part of the package.
Twitch Insights
What We Do
Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and a lot more. It’s a place where millions of people come together live every day to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment together.
Why Work With Us
We’re all about community, inside and out. Working here, you’ll find your coworkers are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We speak our own language (don’t worry, you’ll learn it), we have a club for everything, and we host an annual IRL party, TwitchCon, for our community of fans and creators.
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