Software Engineer I, Payments

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About the Role

For many of our creators, streaming on Twitch is a career, and our payment systems are central to making this possible. We're operating at a massive scale and you'll help millions of creators to earn a living doing what they love.

As a key member of the engineering team, you will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of Payments team and have the opportunity to build and scale solutions that affect millions of users and broadcasters.  You will take high ownership of your services - architecting, building and operating them.  You will partner with other engineers, product managers, designers and data specialists to deliver solutions.

Our team is based in San Francisco, CA

You Will:

• Work with technical leads and other engineers to design and develop commerce/payments platform and services
• Contribute to customer-focused project deliveries
• Work with other teams to clarify product requirements
• Improve engineering processes
• Participate in design and code reviews

You Have:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or prior relevant engineering experiences
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, data modeling and schema design
• 1+ years as an software engineer
• Experience creating detailed technical documentation
• Proficient experience level in one or more of the following language: Go, Ruby, Java, C++
• Familiar with AWS ecosystem

Bonus Points

• Experience in commerce or payments domain
  Twitch user, broadcaster, or partner or experience in the gaming industry

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: TW9253

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.

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