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At a glance
Twitch is hiring a Software Dev Engineer I - Security Platform in Irvine, CA; San Francisco, CA. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, first listed on November 5. The advertised pay is $110,500–$160,000 a year. The description mentions AWS, CI/CD and Generative AI. Twitch has 61 other openings in the US, 7 of them in Irvine, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 32 Software & IT openings in Irvine, CA today; the typical one asks for 6 years and advertises about $169,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Twitch advertises $110,500 to $160,000 a year, a midpoint of $135,250 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 92% of the 1,334 software & IT jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $213,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Twitch
Twitch has 62 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 3 states. Most are in software & IT (24), product & design (14) and marketing (11). The biggest locations are San Francisco, CA (58), Seattle, WA (17) and New York, NY (13). None of them is fully remote, 6% are open to entry-level candidates and 94% show pay. We collect Twitch's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Greenhouse), never from job boards or agencies.
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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 Team
We're a dynamic group of security engineers passionate about creating resilient, intelligent systems. Our team is committed to developing innovative technologies that protect and empower live streaming communities worldwide. We value collaboration, continuous learning, and making meaningful impact through sophisticated technical solutions.
About the Role
Twitch Security Platform builds and operates the foundational software, data, and automation that enable security at scale across Twitch. As a Software Development Engineer I (SDE I) on the Security Platform team, you will design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that power Twitch's security, privacy, and compliance programs.
In this role, you will work at the intersection of software, security, privacy, and data engineering, contributing production systems that handle large-scale security telemetry, automate security workflows, and provide reliable data and services to internal teams. You will partner closely with engineers and product teams to solve real-world security problems through well-designed software..
This role is ideal for an engineer who learns quickly, values operational excellence, and wants to see their work directly improve Twitch's security posture.
You Will:
- Work with technical program managers, technical leads, and other engineers to design, develop, launch, and operate security and privacy software
- Work backwards from security and privacy problems to drive business impact
- Maintain and improve our existing backend services.
You Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience developing software in a professional environment.
- Fluency in a modern language (Go or similar).
- Prior experience building internal tooling/products for other developers.
Bonus Points
- Experience building software and services using AWS technologies such as ECS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., AWS CDK) or CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on Twitch
- Familiarity with security, data, and privacy systems, such as security or audit data lakes, cloud authentication and authorization flows, vulnerability scanning and remediation pipelines, and privacy or compliance-driven workflows (e.g., CCPA, GDPR-related controls).
- Experience working with large-scale event or log data, including event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, or batch/streaming pipelines.
- Experience integrating AI-assisted development or analysis tools into engineering workflows, such as using LLM-powered tooling, automation, or MCP-style platforms to improve developer productivity or system insight.
Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Job ID: TW9319
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
US, WA, Seattle - Annually
$110,500—$160,000 USD
US, CA, San Francisco - Annually
$127,100—$185,000 USD
US, CA, Irvine - Annually
$122,600—$160,000 USD
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.
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