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Amazon Senior Engineering Manager - Ads in San Francisco, California

Senior Engineering Manager - Ads

@ Twitch San Francisco, CA

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 Twitter , 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

As an Engineering Leader reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, you will lead people to build products, features, and experiences that promote incorporating Ads authentically into the streaming experience. This will allow creators to monetize, while also creating the right environment for their communities. You will be empowered to work across the stack and throughout the company. You will take high ownership of your services - building and operating them. You will partner with other engineering leaders, product managers, designers, data specialists and program managers to create solutions.

Preference for San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA-based candidates. (The engineering team is located across San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA)

You Will:

  • Lead a team of engineers to design, build and operate full stack consumer-facing applications

  • Establish a clear vision for your team and produce clarity and urgency

  • Use data to make decisions; particularly when it comes to operational health and quality

  • Hire and coach people; you articulate behaviors and impacts that can grow careers

  • Dissect trade offs and lead teams to make conscious choices.

  • Parse, ingest, challenge and reframe proposals / plans for the better and in a constructive way.

You Have:

  • 5+ years of experience with web services, cloud infrastructure, and system design.

  • 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager

  • Skills to hire and develop top engineering talent.

  • Experience communicating complex problems or situations with simple concepts.

  • Willingness to accept feedback from teammates.

  • Comfort when operating within an ambiguous and Agile environment.

  • History leading teams to design, implement and operate consumer-facing applications.

Bonus Points

  • Experience as a Sr. Engineer designing, implementing and operating distributed applications.

  • Familiarity with Twitch, either as a viewer or creator (or both!)

Perks

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance

  • 401(k)

  • Maternity & Parental Leave

  • Flexible PTO

  • Amazon Employee Discount

  • Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice , for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.

Job ID: TW8474

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience . Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more . Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Remote US Pay Per Year

$148,000—$287,711 USD

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