Android Engineer II

2 Months ago • 4 Years + • $129,300 PA - $223,600 PA

Mobile Development

Job Description

The Creator Growth Mobile Team at Twitch is dedicated to enhancing the lives and streams of creators through innovative features and products. As an Android Engineer II, you will lead key creator growth initiatives, building functional and delightful mobile experiences. This role involves collaborating with product managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, and launch products, ensuring high-quality user experiences across web and mobile. You will also work to understand customer problems, drive business impact, and mentor engineering talent.

Good To Have:

GraphQL APIs
CI/CD
AWS
Mobile Video Playback
Video Compression
Streaming Technologies

Must Have:

Design, develop, launch, and iterate on exceptional experiences and products
Deliver high quality user experiences on both Web and Mobile surfaces
Collaborate with team and related teams to foster shared understanding and deliver solutions
Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact
Mentor and help develop engineering talent

Perks:

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Amazon Employee Discount

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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

The Creator Growth Mobile Team is passionate about building features and products that improve the lives and streams of our creators. If you are excited about mobile and helping creators grow and succeed, this is the place for you! As an Android Engineer, you will lead important creator growth projects and build functional and delightful experiences playing co-op with teams across the company. You will report to the Engineering Manager for Creator Growth Mobile.

You can work in San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Irvine, CA; or New York, NY

You Will:

Work with product managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and iterate on exceptional experiences and products
Deliver high quality user experiences on both Web and Mobile surfaces
Collaborate with both your team and related teams - fostering shared understanding of how to solve problems and deliver solutions
Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact
Mentor and help develop engineering talent

You Have:

4+ years of application development experience on Android
Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
Proficiency with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and modern Android development
Proven ability with thinking though and delivering quality user experiences
Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Bonus Points

Familiarity or experience working with GraphQL APIs, CI / CD, or AWS
Experience with mobile video playback, video compression, or streaming technologies