Software Engineer - Ads

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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. 

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Job ID: TW8741