Senior Software Engineer
Job in
Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for:
Twitch
Full Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-31
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
Software Engineer, Senior Developer, Backend Developer, C++ Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About Us
Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.
We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on and , and discover the projects we’re solving on our . Be sure to explore our to learn how to ace our interview process.
About the Role
Twitch is building the future of interactive video. Twitch's Video Client Engineering team is looking for experienced engineers who have worked on real-time video systems ranging from SFUs to libwebrtc and embedded devices. As a senior engineer on the real-time video team you will be reporting to the VP of Client and Devices. You will create and refine a media experience used by millions of users all over the world.
If you are passionate about real-time communication, able to work across server and client codebases, come join us!
You Will:
Improve our webrtc system working on both client and server codebases.Collaborate with backend video teams that support real-time and low latency media broadcasting and playbackAdd reliable cross-platform unit, integration, and e2e testsRemain current on current technologies and recent developments in mobile and media technologies.You Have:
6+ years of professional software development or equivalent expertise in C/C++3+ years development experience with WebRTC, working on client (libwebrtc) and server (SFU) technologies3+ years of experience working with streaming media on embedded or mobile devicesExperience writing and optimizing CPU and GPU code.Bonus Points
B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent years of experienceExperience building cross-platform libraries/SDKs and shipping successful software products.Experience with audio/video or graphics on mobile devices including GPU shaders.Familiarity with video codecs such as H.264, HEVC and AV1 and audio codecs such as AAC and OpusExperience with network protocols like RTP, HTTP, UDP and QUICPerks
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance401(k)Maternity & Parental LeaveFlexible PTOAmazon Employee Discount
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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