Sr. Software Engineer, Manager

5+ years of software development experience

• BA/BS in computer science or equivalent industry experience
• 3+ years of experience as software engineering manager
• Development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages such as: Golang, Python, C/C++, Java
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability, and scalability) of new and existing systems
• Proven ability to identify user needs and deliver customer-centric product solutions
• Experience developing and running large-scale consumer services

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity in the AWS ecosystem of service
• Experience utilizing Agile development methodologies
• Experience building or partnering to build ML-driven products (highly desirable)
• Experience working with logging and both offline and online data pipelines
• Experience in hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of software engineers
• Experience with full-stack or front-end development
• Familiarity with Twitch, either as a viewer or creator (or both!)

Build the systems that provide the critical connection between viewers and creators within the Twitch ecosystem

• Design and run consumer-scale services powering recommendations, ranking, and search results for tens of millions of users a day
• Power and enable ML applications at scale
• Partner with applied scientists and other engineering teams to design ML-powered systems that effectively solve customer problems
• Drive the professional growth and career advancement of team members through structured development planning, mentorship, and strategic talent management
• While driving the most prominent scenarios directly, you'll also partner with stakeholders across the company integrating recommendations into their product features

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount, The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en, 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. As an Engineering Manager on the Community Discovery team, you will lead one of three engineering teams working collaboratively to build innovative discovery experiences on Twitch. You'll partner closely with an applied science team to integrate cutting-edge algorithms into production systems that directly impact millions of daily active users. In this role, you'll oversee the development of software and services that power critical discovery features including recommendations, search, feed ranking, and notification relevance-helping creators connect with their audiences and viewers discover content they love. You can work from Twitch's headquarters in San Francisco, CA; or from one of our hub locations in Seattle, WA; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA or New York City, NY.