Job Description
DESCRIPTION
If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/
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
IVS is building the future of interactive video and we are seeking a Data Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain the systems that power our data-driven organization. In this role, you will ensure that our data pipelines, storage, and processing systems are reliable, scalable, and optimized for analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence use cases. You will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and software teams to create infrastructure that enables efficient and secure access to high-quality data.
You Will
Design, implement, and maintain scalable data infrastructure in AWS cloud
Build and optimize data pipelines (batch and streaming) to support analytics, reporting, and ML workloads.
Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability through monitoring, logging, and automated alerting.
Work closely with data engineering and analytics teams to understand requirements and deliver high-performance solutions.
Champion best practices for security, compliance, and governance in data infrastructure.
Identify opportunities to optimize performance and cost of data platforms.
Stay current with emerging tools, frameworks, and cloud services in the data infrastructure ecosystem.
Perks
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Amazon Employee Discount
About the team
Our Video Team is the backbone of Twitch. Twitch processes a massive amount of live video channels and distributes them using the largest dedicated live video CDN in the world, delivering over 25Tbps to more than 5MM concurrent viewers. In addition to serving Twitch traffic, our video platform is offered as Amazon Interactive Video Service, an AWS service that allows the creation of a live video streaming platform with only a few lines of code. Engineers with our Video Team work across a range of areas including ingest, transcoding, and distribution with the lowest latency high-scale HLS distribution system in the world.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
6+ years of experience in data engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles.
Strong hands-on expertise with cloud platforms
Proficiency in data pipeline tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, AWS Glue, Flink).
Experience with data storage technologies (e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Parquet).
Proficiency in GO, SQL, and Python for building and maintaining data systems.
Solid understanding of distributed systems and performance optimization.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures.
Strong hands-on expertise with AWS cloud
Background in observability and monitoring
Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance best practices
Prior experience supporting machine learning or advanced analytics environments.
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in 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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/
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
IVS is building the future of interactive video and we are seeking a Data Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain the systems that power our data-driven organization. In this role, you will ensure that our data pipelines, storage, and processing systems are reliable, scalable, and optimized for analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence use cases. You will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and software teams to create infrastructure that enables efficient and secure access to high-quality data.
You Will
Design, implement, and maintain scalable data infrastructure in AWS cloud
Build and optimize data pipelines (batch and streaming) to support analytics, reporting, and ML workloads.
Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability through monitoring, logging, and automated alerting.
Work closely with data engineering and analytics teams to understand requirements and deliver high-performance solutions.
Champion best practices for security, compliance, and governance in data infrastructure.
Identify opportunities to optimize performance and cost of data platforms.
Stay current with emerging tools, frameworks, and cloud services in the data infrastructure ecosystem.
Perks
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Amazon Employee Discount
About the team
Our Video Team is the backbone of Twitch. Twitch processes a massive amount of live video channels and distributes them using the largest dedicated live video CDN in the world, delivering over 25Tbps to more than 5MM concurrent viewers. In addition to serving Twitch traffic, our video platform is offered as Amazon Interactive Video Service, an AWS service that allows the creation of a live video streaming platform with only a few lines of code. Engineers with our Video Team work across a range of areas including ingest, transcoding, and distribution with the lowest latency high-scale HLS distribution system in the world.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
6+ years of experience in data engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles.
Strong hands-on expertise with cloud platforms
Proficiency in data pipeline tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, AWS Glue, Flink).
Experience with data storage technologies (e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Parquet).
Proficiency in GO, SQL, and Python for building and maintaining data systems.
Solid understanding of distributed systems and performance optimization.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures.
Strong hands-on expertise with AWS cloud
Background in observability and monitoring
Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance best practices
Prior experience supporting machine learning or advanced analytics environments.
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in 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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
