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Software Engineer (L3)

Build and scale distributed messaging systems on Twilio's platform, focusing on reliability and performance. Requires 5+ years experience with Java/Scala, AWS, Kubernetes, and async messaging patterns like Kafka.

139k – 204kUnited StatesFullstack EngineeringRemote5+ YOE

About the role

About the Job

Join Twilio's Messaging team to design, build, and scale large-scale distributed messaging and media systems supporting core functionalities.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build large-scale distributed messaging and media systems with a focus on reliability, availability, scalability and performance.
  • Work closely with stakeholders and product teams to gather business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
  • Own your code end-to-end from development to deployment and provide operational support through on-call rotations.
  • Take ownership of troubleshooting and resolving operational issues, with opportunities to enhance existing troubleshooting processes and tools.
  • Participate in the refinement of the team's ticket backlog, estimating work and follow Agile ceremonies.
  • Mentor early in career engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CS or related field or equivalent working experience.
  • 5+ years of related software development experience shipping multiple products / services.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages including Java, Scala, C, C++ and advanced concepts like asynchronous programming, multi-threading etc.
  • Experience in AWS cloud solutions, Kubernetes/EKS, CI/CD pipelines like Buildkite & containerization frameworks like Docker.
  • Experience with asynchronous communication patterns like Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ etc.
  • Experience with relational and non-relational databases, SQL queries, query optimizations and ETL tools.
  • Experience designing and implementing large scale solutions.
  • Experience working in distributed and concurrent systems.
  • Experience with Testing & Automation.
  • Proficiency in debugging production infrastructure and services.
  • Curiosity and interest in learning new programming languages and frameworks.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Working in agile teams or startup environments with strong customer focus. Commitment for engineering practices that ensure safe and fast paced releases of services.
  • Demonstrated organizational agility, cross-team collaboration, commitment for results, and excellent written and verbal communications.

Desired:

  • On-call experience debugging large scale distributed systems.
  • Experience with Devops infrastructure, specifically IaC tools like Terraform and ArgoCD.
  • A strong plus if you have prior experience with MMS/SMS/RCS messaging protocols.

Compensation

Estimated pay ranges (USD):

  • Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C.: $138,700 - $173,400
  • New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside SF Bay area): $146,800 - $183,600
  • San Francisco Bay area, California: $163,100 - $203,900

Eligible for equity plan, corporate bonus, health care insurance, 401(k), paid time off.

Skills

JavaScalaAWSKubernetesDockerKafkaSQSRabbitMQSQLTerraform

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