# Software Development Engineer, Security Platform at Twitch

- Company: Twitch
- What the company does: Twitch is an interactive livestreaming service for content spanning gaming, entertainment, sports, music, and more. Backed by Bessemer.
- Company website: https://www.twitch.tv/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/twitch/jobs/8739060002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/twitch-software-development-engineer-security-platform/

## About the role

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 Twitch's security, privacy, and compliance programs.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years building and operating production backend services with end-to-end ownership (design, deploy, operate)
- Deep fluency in a modern language (Go, Java, Python, or similar)
- Hands-on AWS: designing, deploying, and operating production services or pipelines, with IaC and safe rollout
- Comfort driving clarity in ambiguous, evolving problem spaces
- A track record of leading technical projects that span multiple services and parallel workstreams

Tags: Platforms & Services