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Responsibilities
In this role, you'll
- Architect & Deliver: Design, develop, and own the end-to-end implementation of high-stakes prototypes and robust, production-ready solutions.
- Spearhead AI R&D: Drive the technical direction and collaborate with cross-functional teams to experiment with, validate, and integrate AI, machine learning, and frontier technologies.
- Champion Engineering Excellence: Establish governance for code reviews and pioneer continuous improvements to engineering standards, mentoring peers to elevate overall code quality.
- Influence & Evangelize: Articulate complex technical concepts, architectural decisions, and project velocity clearly to executive stakeholders and engineering peers alike.
- Drive Agility: Navigate ambiguity and rapidly pivot technical strategies in response to shifting requirements, user feedback, and fast-paced market dynamics.
Qualifications
Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to 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
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of professional full-stack software development experience.
- Proficiency across modern programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, Java or Go with the ability to select the right tool for the job.
- Experience building applications using front-end (React, Angular) and/or back-end (Node.js, Springboot) frameworks.
- Data Architecture: Solid understanding of database technologies, including both SQL and NoSQL paradigms and when to select them.
- Next-Gen Workflow: Mastery of an agentic coding operating model; highly effective at leveraging advanced dev tools, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and LLMs to drastically accelerate AI-assisted development.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset with effective communication skills for technical discussions.
- Extreme Autonomy: Exceptional ability to navigate intense ambiguity, self-unblock execution, and ruthlessly solve ambiguous problems without requiring constant structural support.
- Leadership & Collaboration: Strong communication and mentorship skills, with a collaborative mindset suited for high-bandwidth technical discussions.
Desired
- Hands on exposure to LLM, AI, or machine learning principles or projects.
- Cloud Architecture: Deep knowledge of cloud-based platforms (AWS, Azure) and the design principles of distributed systems.
- Ability to ramp up on new technologies, solution against well defined problems and to be iterative about building.
- Passion for innovation and exploring emerging technologies.
- Experience working in remote or globally distributed teams.
- Contributions to open source or tech community projects.
Location
This role will be remote and based in the United States
Travel
We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, approximately 5% travel is anticipated to help you connect in-person in a meaningful way.
