Software Engineer - Ads

Posted 2 Days Ago
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San Francisco, CA
100K-200K Annually
Junior
Gaming • Music • Social Media • Sports • Esports
Twitch is where millions of people come together live every day to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment.
The Role
As a Software Engineer on the Twitch Ads team, you will design, develop, and operate interactive experiences while building scalable applications. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers, working on innovative ad functionalities and focusing on customer-driven solutions.
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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 Twitch Ads team manages a comprehensive advertising ecosystem that balances revenue generation with user satisfaction. We deliver promotional content through multiple channels while maintaining seamless experiences for both viewers and creators. Our team owns critical ad services - from request handling to delivery - and integrates with Amazon's broader advertising infrastructure. These technical implementations drive essential business operations while preserving Twitch's unique viewer-creator relationship. 

You will be reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Ads Team and working closely with the Engineers within the Twitch Ads and Amazon Ads orgs. You will be working on building products and features to support unlocking exciting new ads functionality and opportunities. This position is 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

 

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.

Job ID: TW8741 

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.


US Pay Per Year

$99,500$200,000 USD

Top Skills

Go
Typescript
The Company
Irvine, California
3,370 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and a lot more. It’s a place where millions of people come together live every day to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment together.

Why Work With Us

We’re all about community, inside and out. Working here, you’ll find your coworkers are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We speak our own language (don’t worry, you’ll learn it), we have a club for everything, and we host an annual IRL party, TwitchCon, for our community of fans and creators.

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