Software Engineer, Twitch
$99.5-200k
Gaming-focused livestream platform
Job no longer available
Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$99.5-200k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- Willingness to try new things and work with a diverse group of people
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer
- A foundation in data structures and algorithms
- Familiarity with scalability, concurrency, API design, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals
Desirable
- Familiarity with AWS infrastructure
- Experience with email / notifications technologies
- Experience writing Go in production systems
- Experience with front-end or full-stack development
What the job involves
- Twitch is building the future of interactive entertainment
- As a Software Engineer with Safety Systems in the Community Health Org, you'll work as part of a team to build systems and processes that are designed to keep our creators and viewers safe on Twitch
- You’ll build systems to support user reporting flows and help maintain our internal platform used to triage and process reports, enforcements, appeals and reinstatements
- Safety Systems engineers also help integrate new products being developed at Twitch to safety tooling and regulatory compliance by consulting with various internal and external stakeholders
- Design, deliver, and improve performance, reliable, and high-performance systems
- Embrace and champion engineering best practices within your group and Twitch
- Produce clean, high-quality code, tests, and documentation
- Actively participate in code and design reviews with peers and partners
- Contribute engineering input and feedback into product planning processes
- Partner with fellow engineering teams to accomplish complex projects together
- Participate in regular on-call alongside our team’s engineers to support our online systems
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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Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2013
$20m
SERIES C
Sep 2012
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $43m
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
Leadership
Emmett Shear
(CEO)Previously co-founded Justin.TV and Kiko Software.
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