Description
At Twilio, we're shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.
Our dedication to remote-first work, and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day.
As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding.
Join the team as our next Backend Software Engineer on Twilio Segment CDP engineering team.
In this role, you’ll:
- Design and build robust, scalable backend systems and APIs across Segment’s data platform.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and other engineers to define solutions that balance usability, performance, and long-term architecture.
- Communicate technical decisions clearly - articulating trade-offs, customer impact, and team alignment.
- Troubleshoot and improve system reliability, debugging issues and refining operational tooling and processes.
- Participate in an on-call rotation for our managed services
Required:
- 2+ years experience writing production-grade code in a modern programming language
- Experience programming in one or more of the following: Go, Java, Python, or similar languages
- Experience operating large-scale, distributed systems on top of cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Have hands-on experience with container orchestration frameworks (e.g. Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)
- Have experience with large scale async processing systems
- Experience shipping services (products) following CI/CD development paradigm
- Good grasp of software engineering and how to build a system in scalable and extensive manner;
- Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills to convey complex technical concepts effectively.
- Comfortable asking questions and taking initiative to solve problems where it is often necessary to “draw the owl”
- Leverage best-in-class development productivity practices including AI tooling.
Desired:
- Experience working with event streaming technologies (Kafka, Pulsar, or similar).
- Familiarity with database technologies like PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
- Exposure to observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
- Experience working in a geographically distributed team.
This role will be remote, but is not eligible to be hired in CA, CT, NJ, NY, PA, WA.
No mandatory travel is anticipated.
The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:
- Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C.: $116,960.00 to $146,200.00.
- Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $123,760.00 to $154,700.00.
- Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $137,520.00 to $171,900.00.
This role may be eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan and corporate bonus plan.
All roles are generally eligible for the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.
There are many benefits to working at Twilio, including, in addition to competitive pay, things like generous time-off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more.
Offerings vary by location.
Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until 6/6/2026, but may change based on business needs.
Twilio thinks big. Do you?
We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when needed, and are always up for trying new things.
That's why we seek out colleagues who embody our values , something we call Twilio Magic.
Additionally, we empower employees to build positive change in their communities by supporting their volunteering and donation efforts.
So, if you're ready to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and be the best version of yourself, apply now!
If this role isn't what you're looking for, please consider other open positions.
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We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.