Software Engineer - Twitch

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About the Role

Twitch is building the future of interactive entertainment. As a software engineer on the IGDB team, you will provide input into the development of the IGDB.com website and its supporting data products, which will improve discovery for IGDB.com, hundreds of millions of Twitch viewers and hundreds of third-party gaming apps and websites that use the IGDB API. We are looking for passionate engineers who are excited to dig in with us. Reporting into the IGDB Engineering Manager you will apply fresh and creative ideas to overcome a range of infrastructure, code and data challenges.
At IGDB, which is part of Twitch, you'll experience the benefits of working in a fun and productive environment, while applying the resources of Twitch and Amazon. 

You Will:

• Design, build, and maintain performant, reliable features under guidance and direction set by US based leadership.
• Follow engineering best practices within your group and Twitch.
• Produce clean, high-quality code, tests, and documentation in line with guidelines set by head office management.
• Actively contribute to code and design reviews with peers and partners.
• Contribute engineering input and feedback into product planning processes.
• Partner with fellow engineering teams to accomplish projects together

You Have:

• Readiness to try new things and work with a diverse group of people
• 3+ years of relevant work experience as a software engineer
• Experience writing quality production code
• Experience with Database management, concurrency, data modeling
• Sound technical judgment and a bias for action
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Bonus Points

• Experience using AWS Services
• Experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with Kotlin/Java

Perks

• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Pension Plan

Job ID: TW8794