Director, Applied Science

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Twitch is looking for a Director of Applied Science to lead our Community Discovery machine learning (ML) engineering and science teams, reporting directly to Twitch's VP of Community Products Engineering. You will lead the development of next-generation recommendations and search systems using state- of-the-art ML techniques, you will launch and iterate new products that serve our community's discovery needs, and you'll oversee work from a world class team of engineers and scientists. You will apply your experience running organizations through scaled leadership to ship large projects with complex components at high quality. You will partner with product, design, and program leadership to deliver a vision to transform how Twitch's creators build their communities through powerful discovery products.

You can work remote or in San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; and Salt Lake City, UT.

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Job ID: TW8234

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https: // www. twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Remote US Pay Per Year

$175,000—$340,300 USD