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System Development Engineer II

@ Twitch San Francisco, CA

About Us

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.

About the Role

We are seeking a System Development Engineer to support our Event Engineering team. This team is responsible for ensuring the video quality and stability of large and/or strategically important streaming events. You will be part of a team of Event Engineers that supports events by assisting in event planning, providing an onsite presence during events, serving as a technical point of contact for third parties, engaging in high touch onboarding, troubleshooting video problems and supporting feature development activities such as Enhanced Broadcasting.

You can work in San Francisco, CA or Irvine, CA.

You Will:

+ Provide pre-production consulting, capacity planning, preflight testing and active monitoring for events from both remote and onsite contexts

+ Act as a technical point of contact for third-parties

+ Engage in high-touch onboarding for Twitch partners, VIPs and other strategic individuals

+ Troubleshoot video problems for other Twitch teams

+ Assist product teams with video-related Twitch feature development

You Have:

+ 2+ years of experience designing live production setups

+ Proven ability to deliver under pressure in a live environment. Preferably TV or streaming video.

+ Ability to collaborate with Network, Ops, Systems and Software Engineers on improving event execution, application performance and system requirements

+ Strong organization, communication and collaboration skills

Bonus Points

+ Experience with AWS’ Interactive Video Service (IVS)

+ A passion for eSports and gaming events

+ Experience in event management (even better if you have eSports experience)

+ Software development experience in any language

Perks

+ Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance

+ 401(k)

+ Maternity & Parental Leave

+ Flexible PTO

+ Amazon Employee Discount

_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._

Job ID: TW8945

_Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on_ _a number of_ _factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related_ _knowledge, skills, and experience_ _. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial,_ _and/or_ _other benefits. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit_ _https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more_ _._ _Applicants_ _should apply_ _via_ _our internal or external career site._

US Pay Per Year

$116,300—$201,200 USD

_Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status._

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