Software Engineer, Twitch
Creator
$99.5-200k
Office located in Irvine, CA
Gaming-focused livestream platform
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Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$99.5-200k
Office located in Irvine, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- Completed a degree in Computer Science, a related Engineering discipline, or have equivalent experience
- Completed 1+ years of professional software development or equivalent internship or co-op experience
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: Go, Java, C#, Kotlin, C++ or Scala
- Proficiency in Javascript or Typescript
- A strong foundation of data structures and algorithms
- An attitude of self improvement, able to take feedback well and collaborate with teammates
Desirable
- Experience working in a service-oriented or microservice architecture using Go
- Experience working with AWS or similar cloud platform services configuring infrastructure with code
- Experience working with highly scalable notification platforms (Email, Push, SMS, On-site)
- Experience with live streaming tools on Twitch or other platforms
- Experience working on large-scale websites using React
What the job involves
- The Creator Growth team builds new products and features that help our creators improve their streams and grow their audience on Twitch
- We’re looking for a full stack engineer with a strength in backend development willing to work end-to-end to improve existing experiences and bring delightful new experiences into our products
- As an engineer on our team, you will work on products our creators use every day such as the Notifications Platform, Creator Dashboard, Creator Analytics, Recorded Content Experiences, and more
- Our job is to ensure that every streamer on Twitch has a great experience and support them as they grow
- Work with teams within Creator Growth and others to build high-quality Twitch products and creator experiences
- Contribute to architectural, design, and process discussions involving technological choices
- Implement features primarily in the Twitch backend tech and at times in the Twitch frontend or mobile tech stacks
- Identify and uphold engineering best practices
- Work backwards from customer needs to create working designs on-time
- Work in a supportive team environment with shared code, code reviews, and disciplined quality control; quality begins with the developers on the team
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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