Software Engineer I

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 make Twitch a place viewers return to daily because their relationship with their favorite creator feels continuous, meaningful, and easy to re-enter when life gets busy. Our teams build consumer-facing features that let viewers engage with their favorite Creators, spanning both web and mobile surfaces. Some of the spaces we own include Channel Points, Polls, Predictions, Watch Streaks, Raids, and the Creator Dashboard. This role is full stack, with responsibilities that include developing for both web and mobile clients, creating backend services, and maintaining those systems.

Responsibilities

• Work with product managers, designers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences and products
• Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact
• Maintain and improve our existing backend services

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience developing software in a professional environment
• Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
• Proficient coding skills in modern languages and frameworks such as Go, React, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, etc.
• Proven ability with thinking through and delivering quality user experiences
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

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