Software Engineer II

San Francisco, CA

The Video on Demand (VOD) and Clips team is dedicated to capturing the best moments and happenings from our Twitch communities to showcase them for all viewers. We're working on new ways to bring the best of Twitch to everyone, helping our creators grow and engage with their audience in the process. Because we operate at the core of the Twitch, you'll work with teams across Twitch to advise, partner, and build these exciting experiences within the Twitch ecosystem.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated back-end engineer to join our team. You have experience building available and scalable applications. You will work with other engineers in our team to build and deploy available systems

You Will:

Develop new product features on native AWS infrastructure
Scale and improve existing APIs and services used to power the Twitch video and clips platforms
Contribute to overall team technical strategy and architecture design
Mentor and cultivate the growth of the engineers around you
Build tools and monitoring systems to ensure we sustain the service's high availability and low error rates

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

You Have:

3+ Years Industry Experience
Experience developing with static-typed languages
Managed infrastructure projects
Can write performant concurrent applications that handle hundreds of thousands of requests per second on a single instance
Have a history of delivering big value to your customers
Grow in a collaborative environment; we work with our other team members, Edge team members, AWS experts, downstream service owners, frontend engineers, and other partners

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bonus Points

Know Go and have used it in production ready systems
Experienced in using and building on AWS
Experience with large data stores (DynamoDB, Cassandra)

Perks:

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k), Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Commuter Benefits
Amazon Employee Discount
Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.),
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Served Daily
Free Snacks & Beverages

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or other legally protected status.

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