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About the Role
Twitch/Amazon IVS is building the future of interactive video. IVS Video Infrastructure team is looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer to solve challenging technology problems, and build architecturally sound, high-quality components to allow Twitch/Amazon IVS to accomplish critical business strategies. You will have experience coming up to speed on new engineering disciplines, making impactful decisions within that space, and have experience creating a cohesive, well-running engineering product. You will report to the manager of the Infrastructure Tooling and Automation team
You will work in Seattle, WA.
You Will:
- Contribute to the full software development life cycle, including code contributions, reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Deep-dive into systems to optimize for performance, maintainability, scalability, and extensibility.
- Participate in an on-call rotation.
You Have:
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language (Go, Python)
Bonus Points
- Experience managing infrastructure as code, specifically using AWS CDK.
- Familiarity with network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, OSPF, BGP).
- Experience developing to support a Software-Defined Network (SDN) architecture
Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
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.
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Job ID: TW8565
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 a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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, and/or other benefits. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
