See yourself at Twilio

Join the team as our next Senior Engineer(L3), Backend

Who we are 

At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.

Our dedication to remote-first work, and strong culture of connection and global inclusion mean that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant, diverse team making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands. 

About the job

As a Software Engineer on the Twilio Segment Compute team, you’ll help us build and scale systems that process hundreds of thousands of messages per second and compute billions of data points per hour.

Our product, Twilio Engage, is the world’s first growth platform powered by customer data. Imagine a platform that takes in hundreds of thousands of messages entering Twilio Segment’s pipelines every second, add in an identity graph, overlay high-speed databases and realtime and batch computation engines — and you have the Twilio Engage platform. This platform unlocks our ability to build key business growth features like audience management, real-time personalization, and data-driven marketing campaigns.  

We iterate quickly on these products and features and learn new things daily — all while writing quality code. We work closely with product and design and solve some of the toughest engineering problems to unlock new possibilities for our customers. If you get excited by building products with high customer impact — this is the place for you.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• Build multi-tenant query engines that power the leading customer data platform (CDP)
• Scale our data pipelines and compute clusters to match growing customer demand
• Build highly performant solutions that unlock differentiated CDP capabilities at scale
• Maintain a high bar of operational excellence for our systems and services

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
• Strong theoretical fundamentals and hands-on experience working with data and streaming technologies
• Highly effective collaborator who works well with teammates and product partners to deliver completed work on time
• Well-versed in concurrent programming
• Solid grasp of Linux systems and networking concepts
• Experience maintaining and operating always-on cloud services
• Comfortable asking questions and taking initiative to solve problems in a rapidly growing company, where it is often necessary to “draw the owl”
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Desired:

• Experience with Apache Flink, Trino, Spark, or other distributed compute frameworks
• Experience with Golang
• Experience managing and operating AWS infrastructure
• Experience working in a geographically distributed team  

Location

This role will be remote and based in India.

Travel 

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.

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.