Lead a team of engineers to build critical security tools and automation solutions at Twitch.
Posted by employer 23 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 19 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 19 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable tooling and automation
- Manage engineers responsible for operating the security data platform
- Lead the full software development lifecycle
- Attract, grow, and retain excellent software engineers
- Work with teams across the company on Twitch-wide programs
Must have
- 7+ years of professional software development
- 3+ years as an engineering manager or team lead
- Knowledge of AWS services
- Experience hiring and developing remote engineers
- Experience gathering feedback from customers
Nice to have
- B.S. or M.S. in computer science
- Experience using and managing AWS services
- Familiarity with Twitch
Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Engineering Manager for the Security Platform at Twitch, the individual will oversee a team of engineers focused on developing and maintaining security tools and automation solutions that handle vast amounts of data. Key skills include expertise in software and data engineering, familiarity with AWS services, and experience in leading engineering teams. This position is suited for someone with significant management experience and a strong background in security practices. The role involves collaboration across various teams to enhance Twitch's security infrastructure.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 26, 2026. Last confirmed on Twitch's careers page September 26, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 3 other locations at Twitch: Irvine, CA, United States, San Francisco, CA, United States, New York City, New York, United States.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Security roles (median ~$170,000).
- Starts above 58% of 64 comparable senior security roles in United States that list AWS we track (median $177,025 across 44 companies). See AWS salary trends
- AWS appears in 26.8% of 310 comparable senior security roles in United States; Data Warehousing appears in 0.3% of 310 comparable senior security roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform role remote?
- It's hybrid — Twitch expects some on-site time in Seattle, WA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Twitch lists $184,900–$250,200 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform role.
- Where is the role based?
- Twitch is hiring for this position in Seattle, WA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Data Warehousing, ETL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Twitch targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform role at Twitch.
From the original posting
About the Role
Twitch Security Platform builds and operates the technology at the intersection of security, privacy, software engineering, and data engineering. As a Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform, you will guide a diverse group of software engineers to build critical tools and automation solutions used across Twitch. You will report to the Director of Security, Identity, and Privacy Platforms.
You will manage engineers responsible for operating our security data platform handling billions of weekly events, a multi-petabyte data lake, and numerous analysis tools that provide critical data across the organization to support important security programs. You will also lead engineers responsible for writing software to accomplish security at scale through automation, libraries, and services. With this team, you will lead the full software development lifecycle from product discovery, roadmap prioritization, and execution. Programs you support will include Fraud, Service-to-Service Auth, Detection and Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Engineering Intelligence, and Privacy.
You are experienced in software and data engineering, you bring awareness of the industry's cutting edge, and you're passionate about security. If this sounds accurate, come join us!
You can work from San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; Seattle, WA; or New York, NY.
You Will:
- Encourage others to do excellent work through your leadership.
- Attract, grow, and retain excellent software engineers.
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable tooling and automation.
- Work with teams from across the company on Twitch-wide programs.
- Extend, scale, and redefine the Twitch Security Platform.
You Have:
- 7+ years of professional software development.
- 3+ years as an engineering manager or team lead.
- Knowledge of AWS services, open source technologies, and ETL tools and data warehousing solutions.
- Experience hiring and developing remote engineers under your guidance.
- Experience gathering feedback from customers to inform engineering prioritization.
- Experience in leading an AI-first engineering team.
Bonus Points
- B.S. or M.S. in computer science, software engineering, or a related, technical discipline
- You have made petabytes of data quick and easy to work with
- Experience using and managing Amazon Web Service (AWS) services
- Familiarity with Twitch, either as a viewer or creator (or both!)
Job ID: TW9294
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.
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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