Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

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About the Role

IVS is building the future of interactive video. IVS's Video Client Engineering team is looking for experienced web engineers to build a multi-platform broadcasting and playback system that works everywhere people want to create and consume video. We own the Real Time, Broadcast, and Video Player SDKs that power our customers' live video experiences. As a software engineer in the Web Client SDK Team reporting to the Director of Client Engineering, you will create and refine a media experience used by millions of users all over the world.

If you are passionate about web technology, love media and streaming, and want to take on new challenges then this position is for you.

You Will:

• Develop our video playback/broadcast SDKs for desktop web and mobile web.
• Collaborate with backend video teams that support low-latency and real-time media broadcasting and playback
• Add reliable cross-platform unit, integration, and e2e tests
• Keep up to date on current technologies and recent developments in web and media technologies.

You Have:

• 5+ years of professional software development or equivalent expertise.
• B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent years of experience.
• Strong background in foundational web technologies and languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Webpack, Node, and NPM
• Familiarity with C++ or another similarly compiled language
• Experience building cross-platform libraries/SDKs and shipping successful software products.
• Experience with audio and video adaptive streaming on web platforms.

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with video streaming technologies (HLS, LL-HLS, DASH,) and codecs such as H.264, H.265, and AV1.
• Experience with network protocols like HTTP and TCP.
• Experience with Media Source APIs, Encrypted Media Extensions, and WebGPU.
• Experience with Mobile Web Development, Living Room, and WebViews.
• Comfort with performance tuning through experimentation and analysis.

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Job ID: TW8904

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 $151,300 - $261,500 USD

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