# Senior / Staff Applied Research Software Engineer - Emerging Tech

**Company**: Twilio
**Location**: Remote - US
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $141,520.00 - $213,900.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## 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.

## Skills

### Required
- JavaScript
- Python
- Java
- React
- Angular
- Node.js
- Springboot
- SQL
- NoSQL

### Nice to have
- AI
- machine learning
- cloud-based platforms
- distributed systems

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