Software Development Manager, Commerce
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.
About the Role
Creators are the backbone of Twitch, and they rely on their ability to earn a living doing what they love. As an Engineering Leader focused on growing creators' revenue, you will lead people to build products, features, and experiences that enable such a living. You will be empowered to work across the stack and across functions. You will take high ownership of your services—architecting, building, and operating them. You will partner with other engineering leaders, product managers, designers, data specialists, and program managers to deliver solutions. Our teams own features like Subscriptions, Gifting, Turbo, Bits, and Hype Train. This role can be based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of engineers to design, build, and operate full-stack applications.
- Establish a clear vision for your team and generate urgency to deliver for our customers.
- Have a laser focus on delivering results—even if that means disrupting process or protocol.
- Articulate behaviors that can grow careers. Your people-development radar is always on.
- Quickly dissect the nuances of trade-offs, making conscious choices and overcoming challenges.
- Constructively parse, ingest, challenge, and reframe proposals/plans for the better.
- Adjust gracefully to change while maintaining team energy and focus.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software development experience; including 2+ years of people management experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; clarity of thought and articulation are critical components for success.
- Experience with web services, cloud infrastructure, and system design.
- Ability to attract, hire, and retain engineering talent.
- Comfortable operating within an ambiguous and ever-changing environment.
- Track record of leading teams to design, implement, and operate consumer-facing applications.
- An impact-oriented and product engineering leader mindset.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience building applications using Golang, AWS Cloud Infra, and/or React.
- Experience building Machine Learning or AI applications.
- Masters degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance.
- 401(k).
- Maternity & Parental Leave.
- Flexible PTO.
- Amazon Employee Discount.
Pay
US, WA, Seattle - Annually $184,900—$250,200 USD
US, CA, San Francisco - Annually $212,700—$287,700 USD
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.