Product-driven company - Software Engineer Twitch Employee Review

5.0
Aug 28, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I'm giving 5 stars because I do think Twitch is a great place to work. Most of the Glassdoor reviews are polarized, either Twitch rules or Twitch sucks. I'm not sure how helpful that is so here are two observations~ 1. It's a product-driven company. CEO is a former engineer turned product manager. If you work in engineering, UX, or any function that directly contributes to product, you're highly valued. If you're in partnerships, customer support, marketing, or any other function you'll have a harder time getting things done. 2. Engineering quality varies massively by team. Some managers are running a tight ship and others just let their engineers do whatever they want. Seattle is corporate, Irvine is the army, and San Francisco is wild west. If you're thinking of joining, great, if you like the team you'll be working with Twitch won't let you down.

Cons

Enough said, read the section before.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

- Most employees care a lot about the service. - Most employees are very user focused. - Most employees are very friendly and inclusive making for a pleasant collaborative experience.

Cons

- Amazon influence over Twitch getting more and more impactful and invasive. - Fun and enjoyable workplace slipping further and further away to more corporate bureaucracy. - CEO is not as trusted as once was.

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