Twitch
Software Development Engineer, Security Platform
$144K–$224K
San Francisco, CA · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years building and operating production backend services with end-to-end ownership.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates security platform services, data pipelines, and tooling that support Twitch’s security, privacy, and compliance programs.
What you'll do
- Deliver software projects end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support.
- Partner with Security, Identity, Privacy, and Infrastructure teams on Twitch-wide initiatives.
- Improve operational readiness, observability, and reliability of critical systems; contribute to design and code reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years building and operating production backend services with end-to-end ownership.
- Deep fluency in a modern language (Go, Java, Python, or similar).
- Hands-on AWS experience designing, deploying, and operating production services or pipelines, with IaC and safe rollout.
Nice to have
- Full-stack experience across backend APIs and frontend experiences.
- Familiarity with security, data, or privacy systems, large-scale event or log data, or AI-assisted development tools.
Pay
$143,700 — $194,400 USD base salary (Seattle); $165,200 — $223,600 USD base salary (San Francisco); $143,700 — $194,400 USD base salary (Irvine)
Tools
Go, Java, Python, AWS, IaC, CCPA, GDPR, LLM
AI focus
Raises engineering quality through validation of AI-assisted output; bonus experience includes integrating AI-assisted development or analysis tools into engineering workflows.
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