Software Development Engineer, Security Platform
Core
Design, build, and operate critical services, pipelines, and tooling that power Twitch's security, privacy, and compliance programs at scale.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (security platform)
Builds
Production systems handling large-scale security telemetry, automation workflows, and data services for internal teams
Domain
Internet / Security & Privacy
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go/Java/Python, AWS (IaC, safe rollout), end-to-end service ownership, event-driven architectures, security data pipelines, cross-team collaboration
Preferred skills
Full-stack ownership, security/privacy systems (audit data lakes, auth flows, vulnerability scanning), large-scale log processing, AI-assisted development tools
Technologies
AWS, Go, Java, Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, Spark
Responsibilities
Own and deliver well-scoped software projects end-to-end, Drive operational excellence (observability, reliability), Partner across Security, Identity, Privacy, and Infrastructure, Raise the engineering bar through design/code reviews, Participate in technical discussions and influence decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
