Product Engineering Manager

Twitch is hiring a Product Engineering Manager in San Francisco, United States. It pays $185k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Twitch.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Cloud Infrastructure, Web Services and full stack development.
Level classifies it as a lead role.
Level lists 58 other open roles at Twitch.

AI in this role

Lead a team of engineers to design, build, and operate full-stack consumer-facing applications and revenue-generating features at Twitch.

Cloud InfrastructureWeb Services

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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 a Product 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 desired outcomes, and then work backwards into the simplest solution that builds towards those outcomes. You are internally motivated to deliver customer impact, know how to articulate that impact to stakeholders and are able to permeate that culture to your team. 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:

Track record of leading teams to design, implement and operate consumer-facing full stack applications (This is important)
8+ years of software development experience; including 2+ years of people management experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Clarity of thought and articulation are critical components for success
Experience with web services, cloud infrastructure, and system design
Ability to to attract, hire and retain engineering talent
Comfortable operating within an ambiguous and ever changing environment
An impact oriented and product engineering leader mindset

Bonus Points

Hands-on experience building applications using Golang, AWS Cloud Infra and/or React
Experience building Machine Learning or AI applications
Masters degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Amazon Employee Discount

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

Job ID: TW9201

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

US, WA, Seattle - Annually$184,900—$250,200 USDUS, CA, San Francisco - Annually $212,700—$287,700 USD

Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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

How we rate this

Product Engineering Manager at Twitch rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Product Engineering Manager is an open job at Twitch.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $185k-$250k a year.
The role is based in San Francisco, CA.
The job was posted on September 17, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by Twitch. Apply on Twitch

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Full Stack DevelopmentSystem DesignTeam ManagementSoftware DevelopmentCloud InfrastructureWeb Services

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