Senior Software Development Engineer

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About Us:

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About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the IGDB team, you will architect and develop the IGDB.com website and its supporting data products, improving discovery for hundreds of millions of Twitch viewers and hundreds of third-party gaming apps. You'll work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment while applying the resources of Twitch and Amazon.

You Will:

- Design, build, and maintain performant, reliable web services and applications at scale

- Establish and champion engineering best practices within your group and across Twitch

- Mentor junior peers to develop their talent and contribute to their professional growth

- Partner with fellow engineering teams to accomplish complex projects and contribute engineering input into product planning processes

Perks

- Private Medical Insurance

- Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

- Pension Plan

- Maternity & Parental Leave

- Paid Time Off & Holidays

- Commuter Benefits

- Amazon Employee Discount

-Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, etc.)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 6+ years of relevant work experience as a software engineer with 3+ years architecting applications or web services at scale

- Proficiency with ruby on rails web applications, database management at scale, concurrency, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals

- Proficiency with web frontend architecture and sound technical judgment with a bias for action

- Strong organizational and communication skills with readiness to try new things and work with diverse teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience using AWS Services in production environments

- Experience with Kotlin/Java in production systems

- Knowledge of web frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/Javascript/React)

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