Staff Software Engineer @ Twilio

Job Information

Job Description:

Design and build the next generation of Customer Experience to store, process billions of profiles, and power various use cases across Twilio Data and Applications
Review code and offer improvements to practices and processes to elevate the team and broader organization.
Build highly adaptable and effective UI platform tools across a variety of products
Build highly scalable and available services
Be an active member of a highly efficient Agile Scrum engineering team
Collaborate with teams across the engineering organization to ensure services are multi-region capable and meets regulatory requirements
Mentor other engineers on the team on technical architecture and design

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:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Minimum of 8+ years in full-stack development with a strong emphasis on frontend technologies
Expert knowledge of frontend technologies, including modern JavaScript frameworks like React.js, state management libraries like Redux, and tooling such as Webpack or similar module bundlers
Strong fundamental knowledge of software development and best practices for RESTful service implementation
An interest in building full-stack applications with modern tools and languages
Familiarity with common architectural patterns, anti-patterns, and best practices, and knowing when to apply them appropriately
Being able to break-down requirements into smaller tasks and determine effort
Good understanding of DevOps CI/CD pipeline
Strong oral and written communication skills: be prepared to frequently propose and discuss ideas and implementation details with your teammates, as well as involving other stakeholders in Twilio – we’re one single team, no one flies solo!

Desired:

Experience from documenting your solutions and proposals
Experience building backend services using nodejs and GraphQL
Experience with building and running backend services
Bonus points for experience with databases and building UI platform tools for the applications to build on top of
Experience with e2e testing, unit tests and integration testing for frontend and backend
Willingness and experience to mentor young talent

Benefits:
Experience Level: Senior
Work From: Remote from Region