Software Engineer
About the role
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Join the Voice & Video Postflight team as Twilio's next Senior Software Engineer.
About the job
This position is needed to build and evolve next-generation distributed systems that empower our customers through high-performance APIs. You will be tasked with solving the complex challenges inherent in supporting the massive scale of Twilio Voice, ensuring our infrastructure remains robust as we expand our capabilities.
As a Software Engineer, you will focus on the intersection of large-scale API development and advanced data systems. You will work on designing and implementing low-latency, highly scalable architectures that leverage modern database technologies to provide customers with seamless access to large-scale data.
Responsibilities
In this role, you'll:
- Architect and implement next-generation distributed systems capable of handling the immense throughput and concurrency requirements of Twilio Voice.
- Design low-latency, high-scale APIs that empower customers with real-time access to their data and communications infrastructure.
- Optimize and manage distributed database environments, ensuring high availability and performance across high-volume data stores.
- Own the full development lifecycle, from initial system design and prototyping to the continuous operation of 24x7 production services.
- Collaborate across engineering teams to solve "hard" distributed systems problems, ensuring our API layer is both resilient and developer-friendly.
Qualifications
Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to 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
- A Master's or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend or infrastructure systems.
- Expertise in Distributed Systems: A deep understanding of consistency models, partition tolerance, and the challenges of scaling stateful services.
- Core Languages: Proficiency in Java, Spring, Dropwizard and a strong grasp of building RESTful APIs at scale.
- Database Fundamentals: Practical experience working with and tuning PostgreSQL, Aurora or similar relational databases.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Familiarity with deployment and management of services in a cloud environment.