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About the RoleOn-Demand is a team within the Engagement Growth organization at Twitch, focused on ensuring our creators have the tools they need to build, grow, and entertain their communities. As an engineer here, you'll work on our video on demand, clips, and other short-form content. This includes how creators create and curate them, as well as the platforms that distribute these assets to all of their viewers. You'll work alongside a highly engaged, collaborative team that designs, builds, and maintains systems that scale to millions of concurrent users. We're constantly improving the experience for our users, and we're looking for new team members who share that passion for the end user. This position is in Seattle, WA.
You Will:- Learn and contribute across the full stack of our software
- Backend (Go), Frontend (React)
- Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers and designers to build new products and solutions
- Participate in Operational Excellence work to maintain and support our live services
- Help earn customer trust by working with our support teams to resolve issues and fix production bugs
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer
- Willingness to learn new things and work with a diverse group of people
- A strong foundation in data structures and algorithms.
- Familiarity with scalability, concurrency, API design, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals.
- Proficiency in Go, Java, Python or another Object-oriented language
- An eagerness to grow as a Software Engineer
- Familiarity with AWS infrastructure
- Coding experience with React
- Twitch experience / knowledge as a viewer, moderator or streamer
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
Job ID: TW9308
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer
- Willingness to learn and work with a diverse group of people
- Strong foundation in data structures and algorithms
- Familiarity with scalability, concurrency, API design, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals
- Proficiency in Go, Java, Python, or another object-oriented language
- Eagerness to grow as a Software Engineer
- Familiarity with AWS infrastructure
- Coding experience with React
- Twitch experience or knowledge as a viewer, moderator, or streamer
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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