As a Software Engineer on the On Demand Platform team at Twitch, you'll design, build, and maintain high-performance microservices for VODs and Clips.  You'll drive engineering best practices, deliver high-quality code, participate in code reviews, and collaborate with Product and Design teams.  This role requires a strong backend development background and a growth mindset. Responsibilities include designing, building, and maintaining highly performant and reliable microservices, driving engineering best practices, and delivering high-quality code, tests, and documentation. You will actively participate in design and code reviews and work with cross-functional partners to build great user experiences.

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<div class="job__description body"><div><h3><strong>About Us</strong></h3>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 <a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchLinkedinJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchLinkedinJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchTwitterJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchTwitterJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">X</a>,&nbsp; and discover the projects we’re solving on our&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchBlogJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchBlogJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Blog</a>. Be sure to explore our&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchInterviewingJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchInterviewingJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Interviewing Guide</a>&nbsp;to learn how to ace our interview process.</p>
<h3><strong>About the Role</strong></h3>
<p>Twitch is building the future of interactive entertainment. As a Software Engineer on the On Demand Platform team, you'll work to build the systems that power VODs and Clips on Twitch for our global community of creators and viewers. We're looking for someone with a strong interest in backend software development and a growth mindset.</p>
<h3><strong>You Will:</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Design, build, and maintain highly performant and reliable microservices</li>
<li>Drive engineering best practices within the team</li>
<li>Deliver high-quality code, tests, and documentation</li>
<li>Actively participate in design and code reviews with the team</li>
<li>Work with cross-functional partners such as Product and Design to build great user experiences</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>You Have:</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent industry experience as a Software Engineer</li>
<li>A foundation in data structures and algorithms. Familiarity with scalability, concurrency, API design, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Bonus Points</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Familiarity with AWS infrastructure</li>
<li>Background in building microservices at scale</li>
<li>Experience writing Go in production systems</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Perks</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Medical, Dental, Vision &amp; Disability Insurance</li>
<li>401(k)</li>
<li>Maternity &amp; Parental Leave</li>
<li>Flexible PTO</li>
<li>Amazon Employee Discount</li>
</ul>
<p><em>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.</em></p>
<p><em>Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</em>&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.&nbsp;</em></p>
<p><em>Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/legal/privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.</em></p>
<p>Job ID: TW8742</p></div><div class="job__pay-ranges"><div class="pay-range"><div class="description"><div class="body"><span><p><em>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 <span id="3af18e1d2e3837c05ac0e4a52331c5ef" class="editor-module-hl-blue-underline">a number of</span> factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related <span id="b8de9d5adb6a66ea25df11615fd4e30d" class="editor-module-hl-blue-underline">knowledge, skills, and experience</span>. 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, <span id="71513b4d286ef926fdf5aae0d1e3304d" class="editor-module-hl-blue-underline">and/or</span> other benefits. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more">https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more</a>. <span id="3a1fb2f5ea1f5a873e4b2784215e6ce0" class="editor-module-hl-blue-solid">Applicants</span> should apply <span id="992110fc73e8c0db8c662088b41ecfd3" class="editor-module-hl-blue-solid">via</span> our internal or external career site.</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p></span></div></div><p class="body body--medium">US Pay Per Year</p><p class="body">$99,500 - $200,000 USD</p></div></div></div>