Software Engineer I, Ad Supply Experiences

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The Twitch Ads team manages the systems that power ad delivery to millions of users, balancing revenue generation with creator, viewer, and advertiser satisfaction. Our team owns critical ad services– from eligibility decisions to real-time delivery– and operates at the intersection of Twitch’s video platform and Amazon’s advertising ecosystem. We drive essential business operations, build trustworthy products for advertisers, and shape the ad experience for viewers.

In this role you will work closely with engineers across Twitch Ads and Amazon Ads and partner with product managers, designers, and data analysts to architect and ship solutions that unlock exciting new ads formats, placements, and capabilities. Your work will directly impact Twitch’s advertising revenue and shape how millions of people experience ads on Twitch.

This position is in San Francisco, CA.

• Work with product managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and  operate technical projects
• Build distributed applications at scale
• Collaborate with both your team and related teams, developing your skills on how to solve problems and deliver solutions
• Work backwards from customer problems to drive business impact

• 2+ years experience developing software in a professional environment
• Prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale
• Proficient coding skills in modern languages and frameworks
• Proven ability with algorithms, data structures, data modeling, and schema design
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch: Golang, Typescript/React
• Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Kinesis
• Experience using AI coding assistants and LLMs to accelerate development workflows
• Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on Twitch