Software Dev Engineer I - Security Platform

Twitch•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Twitch Security Platform builds and operates foundational software, data, and automation that enable security at scale across Twitch. As a Software Development Engineer I on the Security Platform team, you will design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that support Twitch's security, privacy, and compliance programs. You will contribute production systems that handle large-scale security telemetry, automate security workflows, and provide reliable data and services to internal teams. Working at the intersection of software, security, privacy, and data engineering, you will partner with engineers and product teams to solve practical security problems through well-designed software. This role is suited to an engineer who learns quickly, values operational excellence, and wants their work to improve Twitch's security posture. The team is a collaborative group of security engineers focused on building resilient, intelligent systems and innovative technologies to protect and empower live-streaming communities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience developing software in a professional environment.
Fluency in a modern programming language such as Go.

Nice To Haves

Experience building internal tooling or products for other developers.
Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code, such as AWS CDK, or CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on Twitch.
Familiarity with security, data, and privacy systems, such as security or audit data lakes, cloud authentication and authorization flows, vulnerability scanning and remediation pipelines, and privacy or compliance-driven workflows (e.g., CCPA- or GDPR-related controls).
Experience working with large-scale event or log data, including event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, or batch/streaming pipelines.
Experience integrating AI-assisted development or analysis tools into engineering workflows, such as LLM-powered tooling, automation, or MCP-style platforms to improve developer productivity or system insight.

Responsibilities

Work with technical program managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate security and privacy software.
Work backwards from security and privacy problems to drive business impact.
Maintain and improve existing backend services.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
401(k) and 401(k) matching.
Maternity and parental leave.
Flexible PTO.
Amazon employee discount.
Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
Basic Life and AD&D insurance, with optional supplemental life plans.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP), mental health support, and a medical advice line.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.