engineering
Posted 3 days agoStaff Software Engineer
at Twilio
IrelandRemote
Responsibilities
- Be an owner: Design and implement real-time services with high throughput and low latency requirements, verify, deploy and operationalize them
Requirements
- We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions! .
- We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table! *Required:
- experience in a large scale, distributed applications environment on JVM based technologies
- 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 •
- Experience building RESTful services, API design and event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS) Hands-on
- experience designing and driving the optimization of CI/CD pipelines •
- Experience with on-call rotations, incident response, monitoring/alerting tools (Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana) Hands-on
- experience with cloud infrastructures such as AWS, GCP, OpenStack or Azure
- 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 Hands-on Java
- experience with strong fundamentals, able to architect, review, and debug code whether it's yours, a teammate's, or an AI agent's
- Demonstrated proficiency working with AI coding assistants (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) - you should be able to describe your workflows and show examples •
- 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
- Can demonstrate how you effectively use AI to deliver value efficiently Knowledge and
- experience working with SIP protocol Knowledge and
- experience working with Stir/Shaken protocol Location
- For this role, you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings. What We Offer
- Additionally, Twilio participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
Benefits
- 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.
Additional details
- 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 Twilio’s next Staff Software Engineer. About the job
- This position is needed to add to our Voice Connectivity Trust team to enable Twilio to better support our customers using Voice in their solutions.
- 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
- 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