Twitch
Software Development Engineer, Security Platform
$144K–$224K
Seattle, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 3+ years; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates security platform services, pipelines, and tools 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 such as 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, privacy systems, large-scale event or log data, or AI-assisted engineering tools.
Pay
USD 143,700–194,400 base salary (Seattle); USD 165,200–223,600 base salary (San Francisco); USD 143,700–194,400 base salary (Irvine)
Tools
Go, Java, Python, AWS, IaC, CCPA, GDPR, LLM
AI focus
The role includes validating AI-assisted output and may involve integrating AI-assisted development or analysis tools into engineering workflows; the latter is preferred experience.
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