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Amazon Software Development Engineer in San Francisco, California
Software Development Engineer
@ Twitch San Francisco, CA
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 Twitter , 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
For many of our creators, streaming on Twitch is a career, and our payment systems are central to making this possible. We're operating at a massive scale and you'll help millions of creators to earn a living doing what they love.
As a key member of the engineering team, you will report to Senior Engineering Manager of Payments team and have the opportunity to build and scale solutions that affect millions of users and broadcasters. You will take high ownership of your services - architecting, building and operating them. You will partner with other engineers, product managers, designers and data specialists to deliver solutions.
This position is located in San Francisco, CA.
You Will:
Work with product managers, technical leads and other engineers to design, develop and launch commerce and payments platform experiences
Customer-focused to contribute towards project deliveries
Improve engineering process and tools to improve efficiency and productivity
Participate in design and code reviews
Mentor and cultivate junior engineers
You Have:
Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or prior relevant engineering experiences
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, data modeling and schema design
Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
Experience with modern SRE/Devops practices and culture
5+ years as an software engineer
Proficient experience level in one or more of the following language: Go, Ruby, Java, C++, Typescript/React
Bonus Points
Previous experience in commerce/payments domain
Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
Twitch user, broadcaster, or partner or experience in the gaming industry
Perks
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Commuter Benefits
Amazon Employee Discount
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, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice , for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.
Job ID: TW8508
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience . Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more . Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Remote US Pay Per Year
$129,300—$223,600 USD