Android Engineer, Twitch
$129.3-223.6k
Gaming-focused livestream platform
Be an early applicant
Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$129.3-223.6k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of application development experience on Android
- Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
- Proficiency with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and modern Android development
- Proven ability with thinking though and delivering quality user experiences
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Familiarity or experience working with GraphQL APIs, CI / CD, or AWS
- Experience with mobile video playback, video compression, or streaming technologies
What the job involves
- The Creator Growth Mobile Team is passionate about building features and products that improve the lives and streams of our creators
- If you are excited about mobile and helping creators on Twitch grow and succeed, this is the place for you
- As an Android Engineer at Twitch, you will lead important creator growth projects and build functional and delightful experiences playing co-op with teams across the company
- You will report to the Engineering Manager for Creator Growth Mobile
- Work with product managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and iterate on exceptional experiences and products
- Deliver high quality user experiences on both Web and Mobile surfaces
- Collaborate with both your team and related teams - fostering shared understanding of how to solve problems and deliver solutions
- Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact
- Mentor and help develop engineering talent
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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