Undergraduate Software Engineering Intern, Twitch
Grad Year: Winter 2027
$42.50 - $88.94 USD per hour
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Gaming-focused livestream platform
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Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$42.50 - $88.94 USD per hour
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- This internship is only for undergraduate students at North American colleges/universities with Winter 2027. We understand these can be flexible and if that’s the case, you can indicate on the application you want to be considered for both. No need to apply to both roles
- At Twitch, we’re always looking for high-potential talent. If you’re a current student in computer science, we’d love to see you apply
- BA/BS Graduation Year: Winter 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028. No Masters/PhD
- Eagerness to investigate challenges and present reasonable solutions reliably and quickly
- Excitement to pick up a new language and be productive with it in a week
- Desire to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Completed coursework in or have an understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms
What the job involves
- Project-Based Learning at Scale: Twitch operates at a massive scale, requiring us to push the boundaries of technology and experiment with techniques used by only the largest websites
- As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging engineering problems in the industry, making every project a valuable learning experience
- Comprehensive Support Team: To ensure our interns thrive, we provide a dedicated support system, including a Manager, Mentor, and Early Careers Advisor. This team will work closely with you to guide your project from start to finish and ensure you have the resources needed to succeed
- Enriched Intern Community: In addition to hands-on engineering work, you will participate in leadership and interpersonal development curriculum, as well as gain valuable industry insights from Twitch leaders through fireside chats
- To complement the technical aspects of the program, we offer a variety of enrichment activities, including cohort trips, weekly advisory sessions, and local community events
- Contribute to product design and implementation discussions
- Find and build unique solutions to implement projects from the idea phase to production
- Test and iterate code before and after production release
- Connect with intern peers, new teammates, and colleagues from across the business
Application process
- Please apply to this job with your personal email address (not your University or Program account) to avoid important Twitch emails hitting your spam inbox
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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