Director of Applied Science, Twitch

• 2+ years of experience as an engineering or applied science manager at a similar scale company
• 6+ years of overall technical experience, with experience working on data-driven products with ML components
• Demonstrated team building skills, including coaching and motivating staff members to work together
• Experience shipping products and incorporating quantitative / qualitative feedback from customers

Desirable

• Twitch is looking for a Director of Applied Science to lead our Community Discovery machine learning (ML) engineering and science teams, reporting directly to Twitch's VP of Community Products Engineering
• You will lead the development of next-generation recommendations and search systems using state-of-the-art ML techniques, you will launch and iterate new products that serve our community’s discovery needs, and you’ll oversee work from a world class team of engineers and scientists
• You will apply your experience running organizations through scaled leadership to ship large projects with complex components at high quality
• You will partner with product, design, and program leadership to deliver a vision to transform how Twitch’s creators build their communities through powerful discovery products
• Manage engineering and applied science teams to build and maintain quality software and models
• Champion tech best practices which balance operational standards with pace of innovation
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to create roadmaps, set goals, and report progress
• Explain the complex technical work of your team to senior leadership and non-technical audiences
• Accelerate career development and nurture growing engineering and science talent
• Foster a work environment that is inclusive and welcoming to diverse perspectives