Like so many others, I joined Twitch for Twitch. It's fun, semi-famous people use it, and I love video games, so why not?
I've found Twitch is so much more, though. It wasn't long before I started to like Twitch for new reasons: intelligent, excited teammates, great technology, and a culture of invention.
I've found most people at Twitch to be super helpful and willing to pitch in for one another. I've had several opportunities to raise my hand and suggest something to build, and see it actually get built.
I'm paid enough, benefits are solid, great perks like breakfast, lunch, and dinner in our new office, and work-life balance is pretty good, at least on my team. No complaints.
Seems some teams get a lot harder than others around TwitchCon, so that could be a downside, I guess.
I reached out to one of the recruiters on LinkedIn about a posting I saw on their site and was able to get the process started pretty quickly. There was an initial phone screen with the potential team manager, then I was brought in for an all-day o
I really enjoyed meeting the team, and the office seemed cool. However, I could tell the engineering practices weren't the best. When I received the offer, the recruiter became weirdly aggressive, which completely turned me off the company. Specifi
The process began with a phone screen with a recruiter to determine the best location for the technical interview. My broad experience and interest in functional programming languages, which the company did not use, presented a challenge in placing m
I reached out to one of the recruiters on LinkedIn about a posting I saw on their site and was able to get the process started pretty quickly. There was an initial phone screen with the potential team manager, then I was brought in for an all-day o
I really enjoyed meeting the team, and the office seemed cool. However, I could tell the engineering practices weren't the best. When I received the offer, the recruiter became weirdly aggressive, which completely turned me off the company. Specifi
The process began with a phone screen with a recruiter to determine the best location for the technical interview. My broad experience and interest in functional programming languages, which the company did not use, presented a challenge in placing m