Sr. Software Engineer, Manager
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 166400 - 287700
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
If you are interested in this position please apply on Twitchs Career sitehttps:// Us:
Twitch is the worlds 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.
Were about community inside and out. Youll find coworkers who are eager to team up collaborate and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. Were on a quest to empower live communities so if this sounds good to you see what were up to onLinkedInand X and discover the projects were solving on ourBlog. Be sure to explore ourInterviewing Guideto learn how to ace our interview process.
As an Engineering Manager on the Community Discovery team you will lead one of three engineering teams working collaboratively to build innovative discovery experiences on Twitch. Youll partner closely with an applied science team to integrate cutting-edge algorithms into production systems that directly impact millions of daily active users.
In this role youll oversee the development of software and services that power critical discovery features including recommendations search feed ranking and notification relevancehelping creators connect with their audiences and viewers discover content they love.
You can work from Twitchs headquarters in San Francisco CA; or from one of our hub locations in Seattle WA; Irvine CA; Los Angeles CA or New York City NY.
You Will
- Build the systems that provide the critical connection between viewers and creators within the Twitch ecosystem
- Design and run consumer-scale services powering recommendations ranking and search results for tens of millions of users a day
- Power and enable ML applications at scale
- Partner with applied scientists and other engineering teams to design ML-powered systems that effectively solve customer problems
- Drive the professional growth and career advancement of team members through structured development planning mentorship and strategic talent management
- While driving the most prominent scenarios directly youll also partner with stakeholders across the company integrating recommendations into their product features
Perks
* Medical Dental Vision & Disability Insurance
* 401(k)
* Maternity & Parental Leave
* Flexible PTO
* Amazon Employee Discount
- 5 years of software development experience
- BA/BS in computer science or equivalent industry experience
- 3 years of experience as software engineering manager
- Development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages such as: Golang Python C/C Java
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scalability) of new and existing systems
- Proven ability to identify user needs and deliver customer-centric product solutions
- Experience developing and running large-scale consumer services
- Familiarity in the AWS ecosystem of service
- Experience utilizing Agile development methodologies
- Experience building or partnering to build ML-driven products (highly desirable)
- Experience working with logging and both offline and online data pipelines
- Experience in hiring mentoring/coaching and managing teams of software engineers
- Experience with full-stack or front-end development
- Familiarity with Twitch either as a viewer or creator (or both!)
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287700/year in 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. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Twitch is the worlds 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.
Were about community inside and out. Youll find coworkers who are eager to team up collaborate and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. Were on a quest to empower live communities so if this sounds good to you see what were up to onLinkedInand X and discover the projects were solving on ourBlog. Be sure to explore ourInterviewing Guideto learn how to ace our interview process.
As an Engineering Manager on the Community Discovery team you will lead one of three engineering teams working collaboratively to build innovative discovery experiences on Twitch. Youll partner closely with an applied science team to integrate cutting-edge algorithms into production systems that directly impact millions of daily active users.
In this role youll oversee the development of software and services that power critical discovery features including recommendations search feed ranking and notification relevancehelping creators connect with their audiences and viewers discover content they love.
You can work from Twitchs headquarters in San Francisco CA; or from one of our hub locations in Seattle WA; Irvine CA; Los Angeles CA or New York City NY.
You Will
- Build the systems that provide the critical connection between viewers and creators within the Twitch ecosystem
- Design and run consumer-scale services powering recommendations ranking and search results for tens of millions of users a day
- Power and enable ML applications at scale
- Partner with applied scientists and other engineering teams to design ML-powered systems that effectively solve customer problems
- Drive the professional growth and career advancement of team members through structured development planning mentorship and strategic talent management
- While driving the most prominent scenarios directly youll also partner with stakeholders across the company integrating recommendations into their product features
Perks
* Medical Dental Vision & Disability Insurance
* 401(k)
* Maternity & Parental Leave
* Flexible PTO
* Amazon Employee Discount
- 5 years of software development experience
- BA/BS in computer science or equivalent industry experience
- 3 years of experience as software engineering manager
- Development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages such as: Golang Python C/C Java
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scalability) of new and existing systems
- Proven ability to identify user needs and deliver customer-centric product solutions
- Experience developing and running large-scale consumer services
- Familiarity in the AWS ecosystem of service
- Experience utilizing Agile development methodologies
- Experience building or partnering to build ML-driven products (highly desirable)
- Experience working with logging and both offline and online data pipelines
- Experience in hiring mentoring/coaching and managing teams of software engineers
- Experience with full-stack or front-end development
- Familiarity with Twitch either as a viewer or creator (or both!)
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287700/year in 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. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
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