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About the Role
Enable rich, multi-party real-time media experiences for our Creator Community as part of our nascent Real Time Communications team at Twitch.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the nascent Real Time Communications team, you will be part of the engineering group responsible for the development and operation of our global, interactive latency media data plane. You will work with your colleagues to design software and operate systems at the intersection of traditional internet broadcasting and low latency audio and video technologies. You will leverage your personal and technical strengths to support your team's successful execution of their plans. This role will require previous experience developing and operating a commercial RTC system at scale. You will report to the Director of Engineering - Real Time Communications.
This position is located in the San Francisco, Bay Area.
You Will:
- Develop, operate and evolve the Twitch Real Time Communications system
- Develop supporting technical documentation collaboratively with Product and adjacent engineering teams.
- Achieve an excellent product experience for our customers
- Mentor junior colleagues to create a healthy and well-performing team
- Build an operationally mature, global Real Time Communications system
You Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of combined software development experience across multiple languages and frameworks
- 2+ years of authoring and operating a large scale media system
- Experience with low latency media technologies (WebRTC, QUIC, SIP, RTP, etc) and computer networking
- Experience working with Product, Client and Data partners
Bonus Points
- Expertise in data analysis and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
- Experience building and scaling services using Amazon Web Services
- Experience building production native (desktop, mobile) client applications
- Experience excelling in ambiguous situations with high level of autonomy
- Experience with audio and video signal processing
Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
- Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)
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.
Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.
Job ID: TW7865
