Senior Software Engineer, Twitch

• 6+ years of professional Android development experience
• Mastery in Kotlin and modern Android development practices
• Deep understanding of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, and Android architecture components
• 6+ years building and shipping production Android applications to the Google Play Store
• Track record of leading major architectural initiatives, migrations, or platform-level projects
• Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across teams
• Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools (such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate development

Desirable

• Join Twitch's Mobile Core Engineering team as an Android Software Engineer and help shape the foundation of mobile development across Twitch
• As a platform team, Mobile Core provides critical tools, frameworks, and best practices that empower all mobile engineers at Twitch to build exceptional experiences for millions of users
• Twitch is evolving its mobile strategy from native-first to a hybrid approach that leverages React in WebViews alongside native Android capabilities
• You'll work on high-impact initiatives including our hybrid web-to-mobile platform, performance optimization at scale, automated testing infrastructure, and developer tooling that accelerates velocity across the organization
• Your work will directly impact how hundreds of engineers build features and how millions of users experience Twitch on Android
• This role requires independent operation and technical leadership, as you'll regularly provide guidance to product teams across Community and Commerce organizations
• Own and drive the technical strategy for foundational Android components, native video playback infrastructure, and hybrid (React in WebView) frameworks
• Architect and build robust WebView infrastructure and bridges that enable seamless integration between React-based web content and native Android functionality
• Lead performance optimization efforts for platform components used by millions of daily active users, establishing benchmarks and best practices
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Android engineers across multiple product teams and within Mobile Core, including onboarding and growing L4/L5 engineers
• Drive cross-organizational architectural decisions that balance developer velocity, app performance, and maintainability, representing Mobile Core's technical perspective in org-wide discussions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain development standards for hybrid mobile applications, influencing adoption across the mobile engineering organization