Ben Hirsch

Ben Hirsch is a Principal Engineer at Twitch, starting in January 2019, with extensive experience in coding using Rust, Go, and Typescript, as well as expertise in LucidChart and Google Docs. Prior to Twitch, Ben worked at Amazon Lab126 from October 2014 to January 2019 as a Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer, leading cloud media services for Amazon Cloud Cam and developing cloud services for WebRTC SFU processes and computer vision pipelines. Earlier roles included a Software Engineer at CENTR Cameras, where Ben optimized texture mapping for embedded SoCs, a CUDA Researcher at Cal Poly State University focusing on gene analysis algorithms, and several software development internships. Ben holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, completed in 2013.