Twitch
Technology
SoftwareDevelopmentManager,Commerce
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“Software Development Manager, Commerce at Twitch. Skills: Software development management, People leadership, System architecture. Lead engineers. Design full stack applications”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver for customers
Industry & Context.
Dissect trade-offs; Make conscious choices; Overcome challenges; Parse proposals; Ingest proposals; Challenge proposals; Reframe proposals
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years software development, 2+ years people management, Excellent verbal communication, Excellent written communication, Clarity of thought, Articulate thoughts, Attract engineering talent, Hire engineering talent, Retain engineering talent, Operate in ambiguous environment, Operate in changing environment, Lead teams design applications, Lead teams implement applications, Lead teams operate applications, Impact oriented leader mindset, Product engineering leader mindset
Nice to Have
Golang experience, AWS Cloud Infra experience, React experience, Machine Learning applications experience, AI applications experience, Masters degree in Computer Science
What You'll Do.
Design full stack applications
Build full stack applications
Operate full stack applications
Establish team vision
Generate urgency to deliver
Focus on delivering results
Articulate career behaviors
Make conscious choices
Partner with product managers
Partner with designers
Partner with data specialists
Partner with program managers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Across functions; With engineering leaders; With product managers; With designers; With data specialists; With program managers
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication; Clarity of thought; Articulation
Full Job Description
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 Creators are the backbone of Twitch, and they rely on their ability to earn a living doing what they love. As an Engineering Leader focused on growing creators' revenue, you will lead people to build products, features and experiences that enable such a living. You will be empowered to work across the stack and across functions. You will take high ownership of your services - architecting, building and operating them. You will partner with other engineering leaders, product managers, designers, data specialists and program managers to deliver solutions. Our teams own features like Subscriptions, Gifting, Turbo, Bits and Hype Train. This role can be based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA. You Will: Lead a team of engineers to design, build and operate full stack applications. Establish a clear vision for your team and generate urgency to deliver for our customers. Have a laser focus on delivering results - even if that means disrupting process or protocol. Articulate behaviors that can grow careers. Your people development radar is always on. Quickly dissect the nuances of trade-offs, making conscious choices and overcoming challenges. Constructively parse, ingest, challenge and reframe proposals / plans for the better. Adjust gracefully to change while maintaining team energy and focus. You Have: 8+ years of software devel
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