Senior Technical Program Manager at Twitch

<h3><strong>About Us</strong></h3> <p>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.</p> <p>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 <a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchLinkedinJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchLinkedinJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchTwitterJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchTwitterJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">X</a>,&nbsp; and discover the projects we’re solving on our&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchBlogJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchBlogJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Blog</a>. Be sure to explore our&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchInterviewingJD" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchInterviewingJD" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Interviewing Guide</a>&nbsp;to learn how to ace our interview process.</p> <h3><strong>About the Role</strong></h3> <p>Platforms &amp; Services is the foundation Twitch is built on. Our teams own the internal developer platforms, enterprise systems, security infrastructure, and data capabilities that power every product and experience on Twitch. As a Senior Technical Program Manager in this org, you'll own programs that span this full spectrum: from modernizing internal tooling to shipping customer-facing products that directly impact millions of users.</p> <p>This role operates at the intersection of deep technical work and broad organizational influence. You'll partner with engineering, product, and business teams across Twitch to turn platform investments into real outcomes, navigating competing priorities, making trade-off calls in ambiguous environments, and driving delivery across teams that don't report to you. If you thrive on complex cross-functional problems where no one hands you a playbook, this is the role.</p> <h3><strong>You Will:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Own and deliver large, cross-functional programs spanning platform modernization, developer tooling, and enterprise systems, managing the full lifecycle from concept through launch, coordinating across multiple engineering teams, and driving measurable business outcomes.</li> <li>Engage deeply with technical architecture and drive trade-off decisions, identifying dependencies, evaluating engineering approaches, and influencing priorities to ensure platforms evolve to meet the needs of both internal teams and external customers.</li> <li>Drive alignment across organizations operating at different speeds and priorities, navigating ambiguity, building operating models and stakeholder structures that bring clarity, and ensuring teams across engineering, product, and business functions execute together toward shared goals.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>You Have:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager (TPM) or a related technical leadership role</li> <li>Deployed user-facing technologies at a high-quality bar, with demonstrated track record of meeting user needs and resolving business tradeoffs</li> <li>Knowledge of engineering architecture and ability to identify dependencies and technical risks</li> <li>Experience managing stakeholders, and cross-organizational dependencies</li> <li>Ability to facilitate and align roadmaps, and manage disparate tasks with varying priorities</li> <li>Experience defining cross-organizational/company-wide strategy including driving alignment across engineering leadership</li> <li>Experience mentoring and developing fellow team members</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Bonus Points</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Experience or familiarity with the AWS ecosystem of services and streaming, real-time analytics, or online entertainment</li> <li>Experience with AI/ML systems, agentic architectures, or applied machine learning programs</li> <li>BA/BS in a technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Perks</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Medical, Dental, Vision &amp; Disability Insurance</li> <li>401(k)</li> <li>Maternity &amp; Parental Leave</li> <li>Flexible PTO</li> <li>Amazon Employee Discount</li> </ul> <p><em>Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</em>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>Job ID: TW9198</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>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 &amp; AD&amp;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&nbsp;<a href="https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits">https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits</a>.</p> <div class="MuiGrid-root grid__StyledMuiGrid-fpUaVg itZaVt MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-spacing-xs-2 MuiGrid-align-items-xs-center" data-provides="stack" data-birch="Grid"> <div class="MuiGrid-root grid__StyledMuiGrid-fpUaVg itZaVt MuiGrid-item" data-birch="Grid"> <div data-library="birch"> <div data-library="birch"> <div class="sc-kyMESl cgMAtG MuiFormControl-root MuiFormControl-fullWidth sc-grBnJl MuiTextField-root single_dropdown__StyledTextField-ksWJBw bKLPop">&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="title">US, WA, Seattle - Annually</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$148,700</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$201,200 USD</span></div></div><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US, CA, San Francisco - Annually</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$171,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$231,400 USD</span></div></div><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US, CA, Irvine - Annually</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$148,700</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$201,200 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em>Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.</em></p> <p><em>Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/legal/privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.</em></p></div>