Job Description
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 X, 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 they rely on the ability to make a living doing what they love. Payments is critical in making this possible, operating at scale and enabling millions of creators to earn a living doing what they love. Your primary focus will be on developing innovative payment features, facilitating global expansion through the integration of diverse payment methods, ensuring compliance with international regulations, and driving initiatives that create a frictionless and secure checkout experience for customers across multiple platforms and regions.
As a member of the team, you would develop expertise across the breadth of Twitch's Monetization ecosystem that enables customers to purchase products such as Subscriptions, Gifts, Turbo (Ads free) and Bits. You will have the opportunity to collaborate across different teams, driving impact for Twitch and enhancing the experience for our customers.
This position is located in San Francisco, CA.
You Will:
Work with product managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences
Build distributed applications at scale
Collaborate with both your team and related teams - fostering shared understanding of how to solve common problems and deliver solutions
Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact
You Have:
1+ Years experience developing software in a professional environment
Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
Proficient coding skills in modern languages and frameworks
Proven ability with algorithms, data structures, data modeling, and schema design
Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Bonus Points
Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch: Golang, Typescript/React
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
Perks
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Amazon Employee Discount
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Job ID: TW9075
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
US, CA, San Francisco
$127,100—$185,000 USD
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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