Software Engineer I
About The Position
The Software Engineer I is part of Twitch’s Community Growth organization, which works to increase audience growth, engagement, and revenue for streamers while creating engaging viewer experiences. The team builds consumer-facing features across web and mobile that help viewers connect with creators. Areas the team may work on include Channel Points, Polls, Predictions, Watch Streaks, Raids, and the Creator Dashboard. This is a full-stack role involving development for web and mobile clients, building backend services, and maintaining those systems. The engineer works with product managers, designers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences and products, working from customer problems to deliver business impact.
Requirements
- 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 Go, React, Kotlin, Swift, and Objective-C.
- Proven ability to think through and deliver quality user experiences.
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with languages and frameworks used at Twitch, including React, TypeScript, and 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.
Responsibilities
- 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 existing backend services.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) and 401(k) matching.
- Maternity and parental leave.
- Flexible PTO and paid time off.
- Amazon employee discount.
- Prescription coverage, Basic Life and AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans.
- Employee Assistance Program, mental health support, and a medical advice line.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
