Software Engineer, Twitch
Commerce Engineering
$110.5-185k
+ RSUs
Gaming-focused livestream platform
Open for applications
Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$110.5-185k
+ RSUs
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Ability to effectively collaborate with teammates is critical to success
- A track record of building consumer-facing products that users love
- Demonstrable experience of modern programming languages and frameworks
- Sharp problem-solving skills with a focus on algorithms, data structures, and schema design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience
- Experience with mobile development, either native or hybrid
Desirable
- Familiarity with Twitch's tech stack: Golang, Typescript/React
- Experience with AWS technologies like ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
- A passion for gaming, streaming, or the Twitch platform
What the job involves
- Twitch is all about community, and our Community Team is a core pillar of what makes Twitch, Twitch
- Teams within Community are responsible for a myriad of product areas impacting the creator, viewer, and moderator journeys on our platform
- As a member of our team, you'll build solutions that improve g the experience of millions of daily active users on our platform and create tools that keep both streamers and viewers engaged and connected on our platform
- Craft immersive, interactive experiences that keep viewers supporting creators while engaging with the Twitch Community
- Architect and build robust, scalable applications that can handle millions of concurrent users
- Collaborate across teams to create cohesive solutions that drive business impact
- Transform customer feedback into innovative features that enhance the Twitch experience
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 socialize.
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 4 rounds)
Sep 2013
$20m
SERIES C
Sep 2012
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $43.2m
Company HQ
Belden Place, San Francisco, CA
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