Twitch Software Engineer interview experience (2016)

Twitch Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Apr 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a Software Engineer role at Twitch and found the process relatively smooth, with a recruiter screen followed by multiple technical rounds over the span of a few weeks.

Recruiter screen — A quick call to discuss my background and what I was looking for.
Phone screen (coding/technical) — Worked through coding-style questions (often framed like basic algorithms) and had a more conversational exchange.
Onsite (1:1 interviews) — Several back-to-back 1:1 interviews mixing coding with lighter systems design/data modeling prompts; interviewers were generally clear and engaged, and in some cases I also got time to learn about Twitch culture and work-life balance.
Team/behavior component — Some onsite rounds included resume-style discussion of

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Twitch Software Engineer interview experience

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