Software Engineer I, Community Growth

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.

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About the Role

The Community Growth organization is driving measurable audience growth, engagement, and revenue for our streamers while delivering exceptional experiences that delight our viewers. Our mission is to design smarter tools, seamless pathways between discovery and support, and meaningful opportunities that connect people to what they love most about Twitch. These features let people participate in their favorite communities and discover new ones more efficiently. We work hard to bring novel opportunities to the world of streaming both individually and in collaboration with similar streamers. Some examples of spaces we own include Chat, Stream Together, and Discovery. This team will also be focusing on making sure Web and Mobile Twitch “Just Works” and also evolving the mobile app experience in new and exciting ways Our consumer facing features span both web and mobile surfaces.

This position is primarily focused on web & mobile frontend development (React heavy for both Web & Mobile) but is expected to be fullstack, with some responsibilities around supporting and maintaining backend systems. We’re particularly interested in someone that will become an expert in both of these platforms as well as has passion in influencing what these features should be and how they work.

You Will:

• Deliver high quality user experiences on both Web and Mobile surfaces.

• Work with product managers, designers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences and products

• Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact

• Maintain and improve our existing backend services

You Have:

• 1+ Years experience developing software in a professional environment

• Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale

• Proficient coding skills in modern languages and frameworks such as React, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C etc

• Proven ability with thinking though and delivering quality user experiences.

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Bonus Points

• Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch: React, Typescript, Golang

• Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions

• Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on Twitch

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: TW9140

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, CA, San Francisco
$127,100—$185,000 USD

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