Senior Data Scientist, Twitch

Machine Learning

$143.3-247.6k

SQL
Python
PyTorch
FastAPI
Mid and Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Twitch

Gaming-focused livestream platform

Job no longer available

Twitch

Gaming-focused livestream platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingContentEntertainmentSocialVideo

Job no longer available

$143.3-247.6k

SQL
Python
PyTorch
FastAPI
Mid and Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CGamingContentEntertainmentSocialVideo

Company mission

To empower live communities on the internet.

Role

Who you are

  • Graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, a related technical field, or equivalent work experience
  • 3+ years of software or machine learning engineering experience building algorithms for business application at scale
  • Extensive experience with Python and SQL for data science, machine learning, and software development e.g. PyTorch, LightGBM, FastAPI
  • Experience leading development and deployment of machine learning- and data-based forecasting solutions in production

Desirable

  • Experience with a variety of causal inference methods
  • Experience in professional software development
  • Experience with generative deep learning models

What the job involves

  • We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist with a strong machine learning background to lead the development of frameworks that deepen understanding of engagement at Twitch
  • Bringing to bear a mixture of model development and software engineering skills, you will lead the development and deployment and of several of Twitch's core growth forecasting models, use data-driven methods to answer business questions, and deliver insights to deepen understanding of viewers and creators on Twitch
  • Reporting to the Head of Finance, Analytics, and Business Operations, your team will be located in San Francisco
  • Own and develop the central machine learning models that forecast user growth at Twitch
  • Lead the model development process to implement production algorithms, including exploratory data analysis, data modeling, feature engineering, model training, testing, deployment, and monitoring
  • Deep dive into mission-critical problems unique to Twitch and design custom algorithmic solutions
  • Author narratives and create artifacts that deliver insights related to viewer and payer behavior at Twitch

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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