Sr. Software Development Manager, Creator Sponsorships

Company: Amazon
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 5, 2026

Job Description:

If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/ About Us: Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day. We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X, and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process. About the Role Creators are the backbone of Twitch, and their sustainability relies primarily on their ability to earn a living doing what they love. As a Senior Software Development Manager on the Creator Sponsorships team, your core focus will be building products and features that unlock influencer marketing at scale, enabling creators to earn a living and driving value for advertisers. You will partner with other engineering leaders, product managers, designers, data scientists, and program managers to deliver these solutions. This position is hybrid with a base in San Francisco, CA. You Will - Lead a team of engineers to design, build, and operate full-stack applications that serve advertisers, creators, and viewers - Drive complex technical and product trade-offs, delivering iterative value to our customers - Lead several disparate, high impact technical and product initiatives concurrently - Work cross-team and cross-functionally, balancing the (often conflicting) perspectives of these stakeholders - Cultivate an energetic, fast paced, collaborative, and high accountability culture - Prioritize business impact while ensuring that your team builds maintainable and scalable technical solutions Perks - Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance - 401(k) - Maternity & Parental Leave - Flexible PTO - Amazon Employee Discount - 7 years of working directly within engineering teams experience - 1-3 years of experience as an engineering manager - 6 years of experience in software development - Experience as a Senior Engineer designing, implementing, and operating distributed applications at scale - Proven ability to attract, hire, and develop top engineering talent - Deep experience with customer-facing product development - Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers - Experience with the AWS ecosystem - Experience with Twitch, either as a viewer or creator (or both!) Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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 . USA, CA, SAN FRANCISCO - 212,700.00 - 287,700.00 USD annually USA, CA, San Francisco - 212,700.00 - 287,700.00 USD annually

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