Twitch · 3 hours ago
Software Development Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$127K/yr - $185K/yr
1+ years expTwitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. The API Platform team is seeking a Software Development Engineer to build and maintain scalable, low latency APIs and real-time platforms, enhancing the experience for Twitch's streamer and viewer communities.
GamingMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideoVideo GamesVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Work with the product leaders to build and release new features to empower Twitch
Work on high throughput, low latency edge services
Contribute to architectural, design, and process discussions involving the technological choices involved in building Twitch’s GraphQL API and real-time platforms
Design and deliver robust real-time messaging features that enable seamless service notifications
You’ll identify and uphold engineering best practices
Qualification
Required
1-2 years of experience building distributed, low-latency, high availability applications
A degree in Computer Science, a related Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
Have experience developing with static-typed languages. We work mostly in Go, and while experience as a Go developer isn't required (you can learn it pretty quickly), we do believe being good at types is an important qualification
Enjoy building intuitive APIs for developers
Write high quality code that's easy to read and understand
Preferred
Familiarity with AWS technologies
Familiarity with messaging or event driven systems
Experience building and maintaining large public API's
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Amazon Employee Discount
Company
Twitch
Twitch is a social video platform where gamers can broadcast, watch, and talk about video games. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$35MKey Investors
Thrive CapitalBessemer Venture Partners
2014-08-25Acquired
2013-09-30Series C· $20M
2012-09-19Series B· $15M
Leadership Team
Dan Clancy
Chief Executive Officer Twitch
Adam Hueniken
Software Engineering Manager
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