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Sr. Software Development Manager, Community Discovery

Twitch is the world's largest live streaming service, connecting creators and communities across gaming, entertainment, music, sports and more. The Community Discovery team builds recommendation, search, ranking, and notification relevance systems; we’re seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead an engineering team, partner with applied scientists to productionize ML models, and deliver consumer-scale discovery experiences for millions of users.

Skills

  • Experience managing software engineering teams (3+ years as manager)
  • 5+ years in software engineering with production development experience
  • Proficiency in one or more general-purpose languages (Golang, Python, Java, C/C++)
  • Strong system design skills for scalable, reliable distributed services
  • Experience building or operating large-scale consumer services and APIs
  • Ability to partner with data science/applied science teams to productionize ML

Responsibilities

  • Own design and delivery of consumer-scale services for recommendations, search, feed ranking, and notifications
  • Collaborate with applied scientists to integrate ML models into robust production systems
  • Architect for reliability, scalability, and performance at tens of millions of daily users
  • Lead hiring, mentorship, career development, and performance management for engineers
  • Drive cross-functional partnerships to embed discovery capabilities across Twitch products
  • Define technical roadmap, prioritize work, and ensure high-quality delivery

Education

  • BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Maternity & Parental Leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • Amazon employee discount
  • Potential equity, sign-on, or other compensation components depending on role
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Twitch is an American video live-streaming company that focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions and more. As of October 2023, Twitch was the 37th-most-visited website in the world.

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January 3, 2026
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