Data Scientist, Twitch

$125.5-212.8k

Salary applicable to remote applicants and may vary with location

SQL
Python
Tableau
R
Redshift
Quicksight
Snowflake
Mid and Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area
Twitch

Gaming-focused livestream platform

Open for applications

Twitch

Gaming-focused livestream platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingContentEntertainmentSocialVideo

Open for applications

$125.5-212.8k

Salary applicable to remote applicants and may vary with location

SQL
Python
Tableau
R
Redshift
Quicksight
Snowflake
Mid and Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CGamingContentEntertainmentSocialVideo

Company mission

To empower live communities on the internet.

Role

Who you are

  • 3+ years of data science experience with a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or Computer Science)
  • Expertise in using SQL for data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding
  • Expertise with visualization tools like Tableau or Quicksight
  • Experience with a scripting language such as Python or R
  • Comfort with data warehouses and big data technologies at consumer scale such as Redshift, Snowflake, Big Query, etc

Desirable

  • Master’s or Doctorate degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science)
  • Experience in gaming or digital media

What the job involves

  • We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist to support our central analytics and finance disciplines at Twitch
  • Bringing to bear a mixture of data analysis, dashboarding, and SQL query skills, you will use data-driven methods to answer business questions, and deliver insights that deepen understanding of our viewer behavior and monetization performance
  • Reporting to the Head of Finance, Analytics, and Business Operations, your team will be located in San Francisco
  • Create actionable insights from data related to Twitch viewers, creators, advertising revenue, commerce revenue, and content deals
  • Develop dashboards and visualizations to communicate points of view that inform business decision-making
  • Create and maintain complex queries and data pipelines for ad-hoc analyses
  • Author narratives and documentation that support conclusions
  • Collaborate effectively with business partners, product managers, and data team members to align data science efforts with strategic goals

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

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

4% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Sep 2013

$20m

SERIES C

Sep 2012

$15m

SERIES B

Total funding: $35m

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

Previously co-founded Justin.TV and Kiko Software.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Twitch

  • Executive level attention: We build inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging into our executive evaluation processes and conversations. Executives sponsor our Guilds and personally answer employee questions at each All Hands meeting
  • Employees experiences: We hold ourselves accountable with regular GLINT and management surveys, and aim for there to be no significant difference in the employee experience across identities
  • Diversity in every process: We regularly review our pipeline diversity data with hiring teams.
  • Inclusive hiring: We consider equity in every HR decision

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