What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Twitch Advertising position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Twitch is the world's leading live streaming platform, fostering global communities centered around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It serves as a dynamic hub where thousands of diverse communities converge daily for a wide range of content and interactions.
At Twitch, we prioritize community both externally and internally. You'll join a team of enthusiastic colleagues eager to collaborate, tackle challenges, and innovate together. The Twitch Ads team is dedicated to empowering our live-streaming community and advertisers to connect, build relationships, and drive innovation.
About the Role
The Twitch Ads team oversees a sophisticated advertising ecosystem that carefully balances revenue generation with user satisfaction. We deliver promotional content across multiple channels while maintaining a seamless experience for both viewers and creators. Our team is responsible for critical ad services and integrates with Amazon's extensive advertising infrastructure. These technical implementations drive essential business operations while preserving the unique viewer-creator relationship that sets Twitch apart.
In this role, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Ads Team and work closely with engineers from both the Twitch and Amazon Ads organizations. Your primary focus will be on developing products and features that unlock exciting new advertising functionalities and opportunities.
This position is based in New York City.
Key job responsibilities
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
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3 years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or other legally protected status.
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t 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 $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $129,300 - $223,600
