Twilio

Software Engineer - Video

Twilio$138K — $203K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-3+ years of experience with large scale, distributed applications on JVM technologies
  • Experience in building RESTful services and event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, SQS)
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
  • Hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, OpenStack, Azure)
  • Experience with on-call support and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana)
  • Excellent written communication skills for technical documentation
  • Strong Java fundamentals and ability to evaluate AI-generated code

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement real-time, high throughput, low latency services
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand customer needs and provide solutions
  • Document processes and technical designs for team collaboration
  • Address challenges in scaling distributed platforms with global points of presence
  • Innovate solutions for customer problems in the Voice channel

Benefits

  • Generous time-off
  • Parental and wellness leave
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Retirement savings program
  • Opportunities for employee volunteering and donation efforts
Full Job Description
See yourself at Twilio

Join the team as Twilio's next Software Engineer (L2) - for Voice Trust: helping ensure Twilio's Voice customers have reliable voice communication with their customers that ensure their customers will answer their calls.

About the job

This position is needed to add to our Voice Connectivity Trust team in the US to enable Twilio to better support our customers using Voice in their solutions. As a Software Engineer on this team you will participate in all phases of the software development life cycle which includes requirements gathering with Product Managers, technical design, estimations, sprint planning, coding, testing, deployments and on-call support. This engineer will own, operate and maintain their teams' services in a distributed production environment, employing Agile methodologies to continuously deliver value to customers.

Responsibilities

In this role, you'll:
  • Be an owner: Design and implement real-time services with high throughput and low latency requirements, verify, deploy and operationalize them
  • Wear the customer's shoes: Work closely with stakeholders to understand customer needs and, devise and deliver, simple, robust and scalable solutions
  • Write it down: Be comfortable expressing thoughts and ideas as detailed prose and use it as an effective means to collaborate with leads, architects and cross functional teams
  • Be bold: Embrace the challenge of scaling a complex distributed platform with points of presence globally, each one concerned with high availability, high reliability, high throughput, low latency, and media fidelity
  • Draw the owl: Figure out novel ways of solving customer problems for the Voice channel

Qualifications

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:
  • Minimum 2-3+ years of hands-on experience in a large scale, distributed applications environment on JVM based technologies
  • Experience building RESTful services, API design and event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS)
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
  • Hands on experience with cloud infrastructures such as AWS, GCP, OpenStack or Azure
  • Experience with on-call rotations, incident response, monitoring/alerting tools (Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana)
  • Excellent written communication skills - essential for effective AI prompting and for creating clear technical documentation (with or without AI assistance)
  • Proven ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, performance, and maintainability
  • Strong Java fundamentals with the ability to architect, review, and debug code whether written by you, teammates, or AI agents
  • Demonstrated proficiency working with AI coding assistants (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) - you should be able to describe your workflows and show examples
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals not limited to data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems
  • Able to work well in a team setting and both highly motivated and motivating

Desired:
  • Can demonstrate with metrics how you have used AI to increase productivity
  • Experience scaling data tiers employing a variety of SQL/NoSQL database and caching technologies
  • Hands on experience scaling production backend systems, with the proven ability to design and develop horizontally-scalable, resilient and performing-under-load systems
  • Knowledge and experience working with SIP protocol
  • Knowledge and experience working with Stir/Shaken protocol

Location

This role will be Remote in the USA but is not eligible to be hired in CA, NY, WA, PA, CT. We prioritize connections and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.

Travel

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.

What We Offer

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.

Compensation

*Please note the salary range information provided applies only to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington D.C., and Washington State due to local requirements. Compensation for candidates in other locations will be discussed during the hiring process. Please note that hiring for this role is not restricted to the locations listed above.

The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:
  • Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C. : $138,700 - $173,400
  • Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $146,800 - $183,600
  • Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $163,100 - $203,900.
  • 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..

Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until 8/28/2026, but may change based on business needs.

About Twilio

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that enables developers to build, scale, and operate communications within software applications. The company's platform allows businesses to communicate with their customers via voice, video, messaging, and email. Twilio's products are used by a wide range of companies, from startups to large enterprises, across various industries including healthcare, financial services, and retail. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Twilio
Size
8,199 employees
Market Cap
$8.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$490.9 million
Founded
2008
5 Year Trend
+59.3%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
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