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About the Role
The Community Spirit team’s expertise is in detecting behaviours in language. We operate on all of the user generated text on Twitch, with a major focus being the live chat in streams. The team produces a variety of language models that detect things like hate speech, sexual content, bullying, etc. as well as more serious types of harms. We work closely with our partners on the Customer Trust team to ensure users have a safe and satisfying experience while using Twitch.
You Will:
Design, build, and maintain performant, reliable natural language processing/understanding services and applications
Produce clean, high-quality code, tests, and documentation
Actively contribute to code and design reviews with peers and partners
Work across teams and organisations to deliver value to our creators and viewers
You Have:
A degree in Computer Science, a related Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience building natural language processing/understanding applications at scale
Ability to apply quantitative reasoning and UX design principles to building applications
Sound technical judgement and a bias for action
Bonus Points
Experience or familiarity with the AWS ecosystem of services (EC2, ECS, Dynamo, CDK, etc)
Experience or familiarity building with GraphQL APIs
Experience writing Go in production-ready systems
Experience with rapid prototyping of NLP/NLU systems in Python
Perks
Private Medical Insurance
Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
Pension Plan
Maternity & Parental Leave
Paid Time Off & Holidays
Commuter Benefits
Amazon Employee Discount
Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, etc.)
Lunch Served Four Times a Week
Free Snacks & Beverages
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Job ID: TW8086
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