Full-Time
Software Development Engineer
Posted on 10/3/2025
Twitch
10,001+ employees
Live streaming platform for gaming
Compensation Overview
$129.3k - $223.6k/yr
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
Seattle, WA, USA
Hybrid
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- 4+ years of professional software development experience.
- Passion for software development and expertise in building large-scale distributed systems and services
- Possess a B.S. degree in Computer Science, Math, or an Engineering discipline
- Constantly improving engineering practices across the team including developing maintainable and evolvable software, meaningful testing, and operations
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of successful internet-scale systems and services to support the IVS Media processing systems.
- Contribute with code and system design to the ecosystem of our services, frameworks and libraries
- Develop maintainable services and libraries using Golang and AWS platform
- Build robust, operable, and maintainable distributed software systems
- Operate and improve automation to scale systems and services throughout the world.
- You understand media systems and formats including familiarity with some/all of ISO/IEC 13818-1 (MPEG transport streams), 14496-10 (H.264 slice layer and above), 14496-12 (ISO Base Media File Format), RFC 8216 (HTTP Live Streaming)
- Experience working with AWS Services(EC2, ECS, S3, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, Lambda etc) and operating them at scale
- Experience with media protocols such as RTMP, SRT, eRTMP, WebRTC etc
- Experience with building software services using GoLang and Rust
Twitch is a live streaming platform mainly for video game content, esports, and creative broadcasts. It lets creators broadcast their play or creative work in real time and lets viewers watch and chat live. Viewers can support creators through subscriptions, donations, and virtual goods, while ads and sponsorships provide revenue for the platform and creators. Streamers use broadcasting software to share video, audio, and gameplay; the platform handles streaming delivery, real-time chat, recommendations, and monetization options. Twitch differs from competitors by focusing on a highly interactive, real-time community centered around gaming and creative content, with built-in chat, emotes, and a large, engaged audience. Its goal is to connect creators with audiences through live entertainment, enable creators to earn money from their streams, and offer advertisers a targeted way to reach gaming and entertainment audiences.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$1B
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2011
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- StreamU partnership with TheLinkU launches college athletics channels.
- NIL revenue from subscriptions, ads for universities and athletes.
- Activations start Selection Sunday, national during Final Four.
What critics are saying
- Kick poaches xQc and Amouranth with 95% revenue shares.
- YouTube Gaming diverts users via live chat and Shorts.
- Amazon's 2024 layoffs of 500 degrade platform quality.
What makes Twitch unique
- Twitch dominates interactive live streaming for gaming and esports.
- Real-time chat fosters vibrant communities for creators and viewers.
- Monetizes via subscriptions, ads, and virtual goods sales.
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Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Commuter Benefits
Amazon Employee Discount
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%TheLinkU, a name, image and likeness platform for college sports, has partnered with Twitch to launch StreamU, a livestreaming network exclusively for college athletics. The network will create new revenue opportunities for universities and student-athletes through subscriptions, advertising and sponsorships. StreamU operates as a national digital sports network where universities manage branded channels under a centralised umbrella. TheLinkU will serve as the operational and compliance backbone, enabling NIL participation beyond major programmes to Olympic and non-revenue sports. Founded in 2022 by Austin Elrod, TheLinkU provides services to help college athletes and institutions navigate the NIL landscape. The partnership plans activations beginning around Selection Sunday, with a national presence during Final Four weekend in Indianapolis.
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