Description
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.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building the systems that provide the critical connection between viewers and creators within the Twitch ecosystem
- Designing and running consumer-scale services powering recommendations, ranking, and search results for tens of millions of users a day
- Powering and enabling ML applications at scale
- Partnering with applied scientists and other engineering teams to design ML-powered systems that effectively solve customer problems
- Driving the professional growth and career advancement of team members through structured development planning, mentorship, and strategic talent management
Requirements include:
- BA/BS in computer science or equivalent industry experience
- 3+ years of experience as software engineering manager
- 5+ years of working in software engineering
- 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 include:
- Familiarity in the AWS ecosystem of service
- Experience utilizing Agile development methodologies
- Experience building or partnering to build ML-driven products
- 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!)
Perks include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount