Team Lead (L6)

We are seeking a Team Lead (L6) to join Twilio's Emerging Technologies team as an Applied Research Tech Lead. As a Tech Lead, you will work closely with cross-functional partners to design and build new product ideas, leveraging modern technologies and your problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities:

• 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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of professional 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.

Location: This role will be remote, and based in India (only in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Delhi).

What We Offer: Working at Twilio offers many benefits, including competitive pay, generous time off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more.