Software Engineer, Backend Developer

Software Engineer – Twitch

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Creators are the backbone of Twitch, and their sustainability relies primarily on their ability to earn a living doing what they love. As a member of the engineering team, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manger of the Creator Sponsor ships team. Your core focus will be building products and features that unlock influencer marketing at scale, enabling creators to earn a living and driving value for brands.

Our team owns Creator Sponsor ships and Drops, with products ranging from greenfield and experimental to scaled and used by millions. You will become an expert across the breadth of services powering these products – architecting, building, and operating them. You will be empowered to work across the stack, and will partner with other engineers, product managers, designers, and data specialists to deliver solutions.

The position is hybrid with a base in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.

• Work with product managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences
• Build distributed applications at scale
• Collaborate with both your team and related teams – fostering shared understanding of how to solve common problems and deliver solutions
• Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact

• 1+ years experience developing software in a professional environment
• Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
• Proficient coding skills in modern languages and frameworks
• Proven ability with algorithms, data structures, data modeling, and schema design
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch:
  Golang, Typescript/React
• Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as ECS, Dynamo
  
  DB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
• Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on Twitch

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Job

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

US Pay Per Year

$99,500—$185,000 USD

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