Twitch Interactive, Inc.
Technology
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Android
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“Senior Software Engineer, Android at Twitch Interactive, Inc.. Skills: Android development, Hybrid mobile, Platform engineering. Own technical strategy for Android components. Drive technical strategy for video playback”
Industry & Context.
Performance optimization
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years software development, 5+ years programming language, 5+ years design or architecture, Experience as mentor or tech lead, 6+ years Android development, Mastery in Kotlin, Deep understanding Android SDK, Deep understanding Jetpack libraries, Deep understanding architecture components, 6+ years shipping Android apps, Track record leading architectural initiatives, Experience mentoring engineers, Experience leveraging AI tools
Nice to Have
5+ years full SDLC, Experience with hybrid mobile architectures, WebView integration experience, JavaScript bridges experience, React experience, React Native experience, Video streaming experience, Real-time communication experience, Experience on platform teams, Familiarity with Twitch
What You'll Do.
Own technical strategy for Android components
Drive technical strategy for video playback
Drive technical strategy for hybrid frameworks
Architect WebView infrastructure
Build WebView bridges
Lead performance optimization
Establish best practices
Provide technical leadership
Mentor Android engineers
Drive architectural decisions
Represent technical perspective
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Product teams; Mobile engineering organization
Full Job Description
If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/ 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 Role Join Twitch's Mobile Core Engineering team as an Android Software Engineer and help shape the foundation of mobile development across Twitch. As a platform team, Mobile Core provides critical tools, frameworks, and best practices that empower all mobile engineers at Twitch to build exceptional experiences for millions of users. Twitch is evolving its mobile strategy from native-first to a hybrid approach that leverages React in WebViews alongside native Android capabilities. You'll work on high-impact initiatives including our hybrid web-to-mobile platform, performance optimization at scale, automated testing infrastructure, and developer tooling that accelerates velocity across the organization. Your work will directly impact how hundreds of engineers build features and how millions of users experience Twitch on Android. This role requires independent operation and technical leadership, as you'll regularly provide guidance to product teams across Community and Commerce organizations. You Will - Own and drive the technical strategy for foundational Android components, native video playback infrastructure, and hybrid (React in WebView) frameworks - Architect and build robust WebView infrastructure and bridges that enab
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