Software Engineer I, Discovery at Twitch
San Francisco, CA
$193,300–$261,500
Jul 14, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack engineering role on Twitch's Discovery team, building and maintaining the features and systems that help viewers find communities and streamers connect with audiences. Day-to-day work spans React and Golang across web and mobile surfaces, with an initial lean toward backend distributed systems. The role suits an early-career engineer with at least one year of professional software development experience and a background in consumer-facing products.
Mid level · 1+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $193,300–$261,500
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8,700 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 6,500–11,300
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The role is described as 'full stack (React and Golang)' leaning initially toward backend, but React and Golang appear only in the 'Bonus Points' section alongside TypeScript and AWS services — the required section asks only for proficiency in 'modern languages and frameworks such as React, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, etc.' as illustrative examples. React is listed as the primary named option in the required section but the 'such as' framing and the alternatives listed (Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C) indicate any modern language/framework satisfies the gate; alternatives are captured accordingly.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience,' which means equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of a degree — degree requirement is therefore not a hard gate.
The posting's 1+ year experience floor and the 'prior experience building consumer-facing products at scale' requirement together support a Mid-level classification, despite the compensation range ($193K–$261K) being unusually high; Twitch/Amazon compensation bands are well above market norms.
Compensation includes sign-on payments and RSUs in addition to the stated base salary range.
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