Senior Software Engineer, Twitch
Mobile
$151.3-261.5k
Gaming-focused livestream platform
Open for applications
Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$151.3-261.5k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of iOS development experience
- Proficiency with Swift or Objective-C, and the iOS development ecosystem
- The ability to be an advocate for mobile development, partner with other engineering teams, and communicate complicated technical problems to both technical and business audiences
Desirable
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a relevant field
- Experience with monetization-focused features
- Familiarity or experience working with GraphQL APIs
What the job involves
- In Mobile Commerce, our mission is to help creators earn a living doing what they love
- Our vision is to support streamers on Twitch and make it fun to help their community feel connected (think subs, gifts, cheers, donations, hype train, and creative goals.) Our strategy is to continue building value into our products while unlocking new spending avenues and facilitating purchases through ever-fresh rewards and milestones
- As a Mobile Engineer, on a consumer-facing product team you will create new features, advise engineering and product leaders, and mentor other mobile engineers
- You are comfortable partnering with Designers and PMs to get products shipped quickly and in spite of ambiguity
- You will report to the Engineering Manager for Mobile Commerce
- Develop and deliver new product features for our iOS application
- Lead high-level design and technical discussions for mobile projects
- Improve engineering processes to increase team effectiveness
- Work across both technical and business-focused teams to deliver value to our creators and viewers
- Guide mobile development across the Commerce Products organization
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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