Software Engineer I

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. The role focuses on delivering high quality user experiences and involves collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers to design, develop, and operate interactive experiences and products. Responsibilities Deliver high quality user experiences Work with product managers, designers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate interactive experiences and products Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact Maintain and improve our existing backend services Skills 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 such as React, Golang, Rust etc Proven ability with thinking though and delivering quality user experiences Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience Experience writing Go in production systems Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch: Typescript, Golang 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 Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance 401(k) Maternity & Parental Leave Flexible PTO Amazon Employee Discount Company Overview Twitch is a social video platform where gamers can broadcast, watch, and talk about video games. It is a sub-organization of Amazon. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Twitch has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 60 in 2025, 72 in 2024, 113 in 2023, 173 in 2022, 102 in 2021, 71 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.