About Twitch

Launched in 2011, Twitch is a global community that comes together each day to create multiplayer entertainment: unique, live, unpredictable experiences created by the interactions of millions. We bring the joy of co-op to everything, from casual gaming to world-class esports to anime marathons, music, and art streams. Twitch also hosts TwitchCon, where we bring everyone together to celebrate, learn, and grow their personal interests and passions. We’re always live at Twitch. Stay up to date on all things Twitch on Linkedin, Twitter and on our Blog.

About the Position

The Esports department in Twitch produces some of the most exciting content and broadcast innovations in the industry. We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer to help us create the future of broadcast productions. The Esports SDE role will help shape new, cutting edge broadcast solutions for first and 3rd party production partners. You will contribute to product engineering in an agile global engineering team as well as contribute to backend code and database design. The ideal candidate has experience designing streamlined databases. Does creating and bringing new broadcast technology to life excite you? Help us redefine the future of creating immersive content and powerful storytelling with Twitch!

Responsibilities

Develop multiple local and online database high performance solutions
Scale and improve product architecture and service interoperability
Improve engineering processes to increase team effectiveness
Work across global development teams and local engineering resources to provide value to our production partners

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer
3+ years experience with Linux database design and implementation, across local and cloud-based environments.
You have shipped multiple products and have experience with full software development life cycles
2+ years experience with data structure design or product development in a team environment.
Familiarity with scalability, concurrency, API design, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals
Sound technical judgment and a bias for action

Bonus Points

1+ years of experience with video broadcast production equipment
In-depth knowledge of video encode / decode toolkits, libraries, and methodologies
You are familiar with livestreaming and engaging viewer experiences
Comfort with rapid customer use and feedback cycles while maintaining dev/test/prod integrity

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, 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.