Software Engineer II - Web Video - Twitch

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About the Role

Twitch is building the future of interactive video. Twitch's Video Client Engineering team is looking for experienced web engineers to build a multi-platform broadcasting and playback system that works everywhere people want to create and consume video. As a software engineer in the Web Client SDK Team reporting to the Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will create and refine a media experience used by millions of users all over the world.

If you are passionate about web technology, love media and streaming, and want to take on new challenges then this position is for you.

You can work in San Francisco, CA, Irvine, CA; Seattle, WA; or New York, NY.

You Will:

• Develop our video playback/broadcast experience for desktop web, mobile web, and living room devices
• Collaborate with backend video teams that support real-time and low latency media broadcasting and playback
• Add reliable cross-platform unit, integration, and e2e tests
• Keep up to date on current technologies and recent developments in web and media technologies.

You Have:

• 3+ years of professional software development or equivalent expertise.
• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
• Strong background in foundational web technologies and languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Webpack, Node, and NPM
• Familiarity with C, C++, Rust, Go or another compiled language
• Experience building cross-platform libraries/SDKs and shipping successful software products.
• Experience with audio, video and graphics on web platforms.

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with video streaming technologies (HLS, DASH, RTMP) or codecs such as H.264, H.265,  and AV1.
• Experience with WebRTC.
• Experience with network protocols like HTTP, TCP, RTP, RTMP, and UDP.
• Familiarity with Media Source APIs, Encrypted Media Extensions, Websockets, and WebGPU.
• Comfort with performance tuning through experimentation and analysis.

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

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. 

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

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Job ID: TW8644