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TwilioStaff, Software Engineer (L4)
Twilio is hiring a Staff Software Engineer (L4) for the Segment Data Pipelines team to design, operate, and maintain complex distributed systems processing massive data volumes.…
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Twilio is hiring a Staff Software Engineer (L4) for the Segment Data Pipelines team to design, operate, and maintain complex distributed systems processing massive data volumes. The platform handles hundreds of thousands of data points per second while querying petabytes of data for the customer data platform. The person in this role will build and scale high-availability routing experiences, mentor other engineers in technical architecture, and act as a technical…
Job Description
Twilio is hiring a Staff Software Engineer (L4) for the Segment Data Pipelines team to design, operate, and maintain complex distributed systems processing massive data volumes. The platform handles hundreds of thousands of data points per second while querying petabytes of data for the customer data platform.
The person in this role will build and scale high-availability routing experiences, mentor other engineers in technical architecture, and act as a technical lead when needed. This position is remote and operates out of permitted locations in India, specifically Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, with occasional in-person travel required for team meetings or customer events.
This opportunity is well-suited for an experienced software engineer with a strong background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale data streaming platforms who wants to drive high-throughput architectural solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver robust, high-scale routing experiences for the Twilio Segment data platform
- Ship features optimized for high availability, high throughput, and eventual consistency
- Collaborate closely with product leads and engineering teams across Twilio Segment
- Support the ongoing security and reliability of the data platform
- Build and optimize globally available, scalable distributed systems
- Act as a team tech lead and mentor peer engineers in design and architecture
- Partner with application teams to ensure end-to-end customer success
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with high-scale messaging or streaming systems processing thousands of events per second and engines handling over one million events per second
- At least 8 years of experience writing production-grade code in a modern programming language
- Strong theoretical and practical background in designing fault-tolerant, highly available distributed systems
- Programming proficiency in languages such as Go, Java, or Scala
- Familiarity with concurrent programming, Linux systems, and networking concepts
- Experience operating large-scale distributed systems on cloud infrastructure like AWS or GCP
- Background in message-passing systems like Kafka or AWS Kinesis, and stream processing systems like Spark or Flink
- Hands-on experience utilizing container orchestration frameworks including Kubernetes, EKS, or ECS
- Familiarity with CI/CD paradigms and development productivity practices such as AI tooling
Qualifications
- Domain expertise in the Modern Data stack for building cloud-based data ingestion, processing, and storage solutions
- Track record of successfully leading teams, large projects, or complex systems end-to-end
- Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Generous time off
- Ample parental and wellness leave
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement savings program
- Support for community volunteering and donation efforts
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Where is this role located?
This remote position is based in one of five permitted India states: Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu.
What is the employment type?
The posting specifies a full-time Staff, Software Engineer (L4) role.
Is travel required for this position?
Yes, you may be required to travel occasionally for project or team in-person meetings, functional off-sites, or customer interactions.
What salary does Twilio offer for this role?
The job posting does not specify a salary.
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