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About the Role

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 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 contributing to available and scalable applications. You will work with other engineers in our team to develop available systems.

This position can also be located in San Francisco, Irvine, CA; Seattle, WA and New York, NY.

You Will:

  • Develop new product features on native AWS infrastructure
  • Work with other engineers, product, and design to build or modify APIs
  • Participate in team code and design reviews
  • Assess issues as part of an on-call rotation

You Have:

  • 2+ Years Industry Experience
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, TypeScript, or another modern programming language
  • Experience working with distributed systems
  • Excel in a collaborative environment; we work with our other team members, Edge team members, AWS experts, downstream service owners, frontend engineers, and other partners

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
  • Amazon Employee Discount
  • Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)

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

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.

Workers in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public in the course of business must show proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID or request and receive approval for a reasonable accommodation, including medical or religious accommodation.