Software Development Engineer, Security

Overview

Twitch Security Platform builds and operates the foundational software, data, and automation that enable security at scale across Twitch. As a Software Development Engineer II (SDE II) on the Security Platform team, you will design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that power Twitchs security, privacy, and compliance programs.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of software, security, privacy and data engineering, contributing production systems that handle large-scale security telemetry, automate security workflows, and provide reliable data and services to internal teams. You will partner closely with engineers and product teams to solve real-world security problems through well-designed software.

You will own projects end-to-end from design and implementation through deployment and on-call supportand operate systems that are business-critical and highly visible. The problems you work on will span areas such as security data ingestion and processing, detection and response automation, service to service authentication, vulnerability management, and privacy engineering.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working in ambiguous problem spaces, values operational excellence, enables peers and wants to see their work directly improve Twitchs security posture at scale.

You can work from San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; or Seattle, WA.

You Will

• Own and deliver well-scoped software projects end-to-end, from design through production support.
• Partner with engineers across Security, Identity, Privacy, and Infrastructure on Twitch-wide initiatives.
• Contribute to evolving and scaling authentication, security and privacy systems, balancing security, reliability, and user experience.
• Drive operational excellence by improving observability, reliability, and on-call readiness for critical security and identity systems.
• Participate in design reviews, retrospectives, and technical discussions, influencing decisions through strong technical leadership.
• Raise the quality bar through thoughtful code reviews, documentation, and maintainable system design.

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Perks

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 : TW9074

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

$143,700$194,400 USD

US, CA, San Francisco - Annually

$165,200$223,600 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.

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