Senior Engineering Manager, Twitch
Android
$166.4-287.7k
Gaming-focused livestream platform
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Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$166.4-287.7k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- If you're a seasoned Android expert with a passion for building game-changing mobile products, we want to hear from you!
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years as an engineering manager or team lead
- Experience shipping Android apps at scale
- Experience hiring and developing remote engineers under your guidance
- Experience collaborating with product managers, designers and other engineering leaders in cross-functional groups
Desirable
- Familiarity with video compression and streaming technologies
What the job involves
- Join Twitch's Product Core Engineering team and help power the future of our innovative, global platform. As a Sr. Engineering Manager for the Android Platform team, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic vision and execution for Twitch's cutting-edge mobile experiences
- Our mission is to empower engineers to build delightful, secure, and reliable experiences for our passionate communities worldwide. You'll be a key driver of this vision, leading a talented team that delivers the core tools, services, and frameworks that Twitch Builders leverage to innovate on the Android platform
- Collaborate cross-functionally to identify new opportunities, align on priorities, and deliver seamless mobile experiences that wow our users. Drive continuous improvement in the quality and performance of our Android apps and champion a culture of innovation that embraces diverse perspectives and moves boldly
- This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on the Twitch platform and the millions of creators and communities we serve
- Craft an inspiring strategic vision for your team and forge impactful partnerships - both with product management and the iOS Platform team - to shape Twitch's cutting-edge mobile platform strategy
- Architect a bold roadmap and deliver transformative software that brings your vision to life
- Increase the rate we launch features for our creators and viewers by providing a first class developer experience
- Drive relentless improvements to our software development processes, metrics, testing, and operational excellence - elevating the team to new heights of efficiency and impact
- Define insightful KPIs to track team progress, delight customers, and advance operational excellence
- Communicate your passion and ideas with eloquence, captivating audiences across the organization
- Foster a collaborative, innovative culture - harmonizing diverse viewpoints and adeptly resolving complex challenges
- Nurture the careers of your talented engineers, empowering them to reach new levels of growth and success
Application process
- This position will remain open until filled
- Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site
Our take
Twitch is the world's leading video platform for gamers, allowing users to livestream gaming sessions and curate a dedicated community for their content. By dedicating the platform to gaming alone, it has amassed a loyal following of fans, and been able to launch its Partner Program where streamers can monetize their livestreams, incorporate corporate partnerships, and even attend TwitchCon, a convention where dedicated gamers can socialise.
Twitch's acquisition by Amazon in 2014 saw its viewers double in a year, bringing the platform to a wider audience. However, with YouTube streaming popularity on the rise, it has big competition to contend with, as some popular streamers prefer going live on the video giant. Interestingly, a recent move by the platform was to enable its partner streamers to make live content on other platforms - previously inhibited by its exclusivity clause - which may combat the possibility of losing streamers permanently to YouTube.
In 2022, Twitch had to contend with backlash for its proposal to cut creator income by reducing their cut of subscription earnings. However, with the plan only affecting a minute number of creators, the controversy appears to have died down. Needless to say, Twitch is for now entirely comfortable in the market - with possible plans to extend past gaming bringing the chance to generate more popularity yet.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2013
$20m
SERIES C
Sep 2012
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $35m
Company benefits
- Remote-friendly Workplace
- Global No-Meeting Days and Company Holidays
- Development Opportunities from Coaching and Mentorship to Live Workshops and e-Learnings
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Disability Insurance
- 401(k), Maternity and Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Commuter Benefits
- Amazon Employee Discount
- Monthly Contribution and Discounts for Wellness Related Activities and Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages),
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Served Daily
- Free Snacks and Beverages
Company HQ
Belden Place, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Emmett Shear
(CEO)Previously co-founded Justin.TV and Kiko Software.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Twitch
- Executive level attention: We build inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging into our executive evaluation processes and conversations. Executives sponsor our Guilds and personally answer employee questions at each All Hands meeting
- Employees experiences: We hold ourselves accountable with regular GLINT and management surveys, and aim for there to be no significant difference in the employee experience across identities
- Diversity in every process: We regularly review our pipeline diversity data with hiring teams.
- Inclusive hiring: We consider equity in every HR decision
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