Senior Software Engineer, Android

Amazon • Irvine, CA • 3h ago

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 (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchLinkedinJD) and X (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchTwitterJD) , and discover the projects we're solving on our Blog (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchBlogJD) . Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide (https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchInterviewingJD) to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Role

Join Twitch's Mobile Core Engineering team as an Android Software Engineer and help shape the foundation of mobile development across Twitch. As a platform team, Mobile Core provides critical tools, frameworks, and best practices that empower all mobile engineers at Twitch to build exceptional experiences for millions of users. Twitch is evolving its mobile strategy from native-first to a hybrid approach that leverages React in WebViews alongside native Android capabilities. You'll work on high-impact initiatives including our hybrid web-to-mobile platform, performance optimization at scale, automated testing infrastructure, and developer tooling that accelerates velocity across the organization.

Your work will directly impact how hundreds of engineers build features and how millions of users experience Twitch on Android. This role requires independent operation and technical leadership, as you'll regularly provide guidance to product teams across Community and Commerce organizations.

You can work in San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; New York, NY; or Seattle, WA.

You Will:

Own and drive the technical strategy for foundational Android components, native video playback infrastructure, and hybrid (React in WebView) frameworks

Architect and build robust WebView infrastructure and bridges that enable seamless integration between React-based web content and native Android functionality

Lead performance optimization efforts for platform components used by millions of daily active users, establishing benchmarks and best practices

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Android engineers across multiple product teams and within Mobile Core, including onboarding and growing L4/L5 engineers

Drive cross-organizational architectural decisions that balance developer velocity, app performance, and maintainability, representing Mobile Core's technical perspective in org-wide discussions

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain development standards for hybrid mobile applications, influencing adoption across the mobile engineering organization

You Have:

6+ years of professional Android development experience

Mastery in Kotlin and modern Android development practices

Deep understanding of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, and Android architecture components

6+ years building and shipping production Android applications to the Google Play Store

Track record of leading major architectural initiatives, migrations, or platform-level projects

Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across teams

Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools (such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate development

Bonus Points

Experience with hybrid mobile architectures, WebView integration, JavaScript bridges, React, or React Native

Experience with video streaming or real-time communication technologies

Experience working on platform or infrastructure teams that support multiple product teams

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

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

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

Job ID: TWR9149

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

$168,100-$227,400 USD

US, CA, San Francisco - Annually

$193,300-$261,500 USD

US, NY, New York - Annually

$184,900-$250,200 USD

US, CA, Irvine - Annually

$168,100-$227,400 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 (https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/legal/privacy-notice/) , for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.

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