Software Engineer I

Twitch
San Francisco, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Frontend engineers with React expertise and a passion for community-driven platforms will find this role emphasizes collaboration and growth in both web and mobile environments.

Best fit for

  • Frontend developers with 1+ years of experience in consumer-facing product development
    — “1+ years of professional engineering experience building consumer-facing products at scale”
  • Candidates who can influence product direction and demonstrate a passion for streaming communities
    — “passion in influencing what these features should be and how they work”
  • Individuals with a strong background in full-stack development and a willingness to engage in backend maintenance
    — “is expected to be fullstack, with some responsibilities around supporting and maintaining backend systems”

Things to consider

  • The role is based in San Francisco, requiring local presence or relocation
    — “You can work in San Francisco, CA”
  • Compensation is highly variable based on experience and qualifications
    — “Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with React and cross-platform development in your resume and interview responses
    — “React heavy for both Web & Mobile”
  • Demonstrate your ability to communicate technical challenges to non-technical stakeholders
    — “Experience communicating complicated technical problems to both technical and business audiences”
  • Showcase your involvement in AI-driven engineering or automation tools in your work history
    — “Enthusiasm for AI driven engineering practices and a continuous desire to optimize development lifecycles using modern automated tools”
  • Emphasize your track record of shipping user experiences that impact engagement and growth
    — “A track record of thinking through and shipping quality user experiences”
  • Mention any personal projects or contributions to the gaming or streaming community
    — “Personally built and or maintains software used by the gaming community”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • high-quality user experiences
  • efficient development processes
  • successful product launches
Typical background
software engineeringweb development

Skills & requirements

Required

Web DevelopmentMobile DevelopmentReactBackend Development

Preferred

GoAWS

Stack & domain

ReactGoAWS

About the role

Original posting from Twitch via Greenhouse

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 LinkedIn and X,  and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Role

The Community Growth organization is driving measurable audience growth, engagement, and revenue for our streamers while delivering exceptional experiences that delight our viewers. Our mission is to design smarter tools, seamless pathways between discovery and support, and meaningful opportunities that connect people to what they love most about Twitch. These features let people participate in their favorite communities and discover new ones more efficiently. We work hard to bring novel opportunities to the world of streaming both individually and in collaboration with similar streamers. Some examples of spaces we own include Chat, Stream Together, and Discovery. This team will also be focusing on making sure Web and Mobile Twitch “Just Works” and also evolving the mobile app experience in new and exciting ways. Our consumer facing features span both web and mobile surfaces. This position is primarily focused on web & mobile frontend development (React heavy for both Web & Mobile) but is expected to be fullstack, with some responsibilities around supporting and maintaining backend systems. We’re particularly interested in someone that will become an expert in both of these platforms as well as has passion in influencing what these features should be and how they work.

You can work in San Francisco, CA

You Will:

Deliver high quality user experiences across Web and Mobile surfaces

Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate consumer-facing features

Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact

Participate in design and code reviews

Maintain and improve the backend services behind our features

You Have:

Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or prior relevant engineering experiences

1+ years of professional engineering experience building consumer-facing products at scale

Experience communicating complicated technical problems to both technical and business audiences

A track record of thinking through and shipping quality user experiences

Enthusiasm for AI driven engineering practices and a continuous desire to optimize development lifecycles using modern automated tools.

Bonus Points

React Native experience

Go, or other backend languages we use at Twitch

AWS experience (ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, Step Functions)

Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming

Personally built and or maintains software used by the gaming community

Perks

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 ID: TW9303

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

US, CA, San Francisco$127,100—$185,000 USDTwitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Source: Twitch careers (Greenhouse)

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