See yourself at Twilio

Join the team as Twilio’s next Software Engineer (L3).

Who we are & why we’re hiring

Twilio powers real-time business communications and data solutions that help companies and developers worldwide build better applications and customer experiences.

Although we're headquartered in San Francisco, we have presence throughout South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. We're on a journey to becoming a global company that actively opposes racism and all forms of oppression and bias. At Twilio, we support diversity, equity & inclusion wherever we do business.

About the job

In this role, you’ll join the Experimentation and Platform Orchestration Teams, which is part of the Customer AI pillar of Twilio Data & Apps. In this role, you’ll contribute to our global, scalable orchestration platform which makes it easy for internal teams to orchestrate complex, long running workflows by creating them as a flow diagram of tasks.You may also contribute to our fledgling Experimentation offering, which will allow our customers to experiment with their Audiences, Journeys, Broadcasts, and other portions of their CDP to understand what choices help them best reach their business goals.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• Build a high scale, fault tolerant Orchestration Platform, and leverage it to deliver Experimentation and Predictive Traits to our customers.
• Build highly scalable and robust APIs to create experiments, and interact with orchestrated workflows.
• Build globally available and highly scalable distributed systems
• Collaborate with teams across the engineering organization to understand and implement a growing set of requirements.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support our business-critical infrastructure

Qualifications 

Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Twilio values diverse experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. While having “desired” qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!

Required:

• 4+ years of experience writing production-grade code in a modern programming language.
• Experience programming in one or more of the following: Go, Java, or similar languages
• Strong theoretical fundamentals and hands-on experience designing and implementing highly available and performant fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Experience operating large-scale, distributed systems on top of cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Compute Platform (GCP)
• Deep understanding of architectural patterns of high-scale web applications (e.g., well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms).
• A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with good communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive
• Have hands-on experience with container orchestration frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)
• Experience shipping services (products) following CI/CD development paradigm.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 

Location 

This role will be remote and based in the U.S.

What We Offer

There are many benefits to working at Twilio, including, in addition to competitive pay, things like generous time-off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more. Offerings vary by location.

Twilio thinks big. Do you?

We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when needed, and are always up for trying new things. That's why we seek out colleagues who embody our values — something we call Twilio Magic. Additionally, we empower employees to build positive change in their communities by supporting their volunteering and donation efforts.

So, if you're ready to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and be the best version of yourself, apply now!

If this role isn't what you're looking for, please consider other open positions.

*Please note this role is open to candidates outside of Colorado, California, New York, and Washington. The information below is provided for candidates hired in those locations only.

The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:

• Based in Colorado: $132,000- $165,000.
• This role may be eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan. All roles are eligible for the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the state. 

 

Twilio is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Twilio is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Additionally, Twilio participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Twilio is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodation@twilio.com.