Description
Join Twilio as a Senior or Staff Applied Software Research Engineer for Emerging Technologies. You will pioneer Horizon-3 initiatives that fundamentally redefine how humanity interacts with artificial intelligence.
As part of Twilio's incubation team, you will contribute hands-on technical expertise, collaborate on rapid prototyping, and develop innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
Senior Level:
- Develop, test, and deploy code for prototypes and new product features.
- Collaborate with team members to solve technical challenges and improve solution design.
- Participate in code reviews, documentation, and team knowledge sharing.
- Experiment with modern tools, frameworks, and emerging technologies.
- Adapt to evolving requirements and provide input on process improvements.
Staff Level:
- Design, develop, and implement prototypes and production-ready solutions.
- Collaborate with team members to experiment with AI, machine learning, and emerging technologies.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering best practices.
- Communicate progress and technical concepts to stakeholders and peers.
- Adapt quickly to feedback and changing requirements in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
Senior Level:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of professional software development experience, ideally full stack development.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (such as JavaScript, Python, or Java).
- Experience working with front-end (React, Angular) and/or back-end (Node.js, Springboot) technologies.
- Understanding of database fundamentals (SQL or NoSQL).
- Eagerness to learn, collaborate, and solve problems.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Have an agentic coding operating model that is effective at leveraging skills/ MCP/ LLMs to be able to do ai-assisted coding.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and solve the problems vs. need constant support to unblock execution.
Staff Level:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of professional full stack software development experience.
- Proficiency across modern programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, or Java.
- Experience building applications using front-end (React, Angular) and/or back-end (Node.js, Springboot) frameworks.
- Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL or NoSQL).
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Effective communication skills for technical discussions.
- 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.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and solve the problems vs. need constant support to unblock execution.
Location All Senior and Staff roles will be remote and based in the United States.
Travel Approximately 5% travel is anticipated to help you connect in-person in a meaningful way.
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.
Compensation The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:
- Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C. : $141,520.00 - $213,900.00.
- Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $149,840.00 - $226,500.00.
- Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $166,400.00 - $251.600.00.