Software Architect (L6)

1 week, 6 days ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Twilio

Twilio

Twilio is a cloud communication company that offers Communication APIs for SMS, Voice, Video, and Authentication, empowering developers to embed communication capabilities into their software applications globally.

Diversified Telecommunication Services
5K-10K
Founded 2008

Description

  • Set and communicate long-term architectural vision across Twilio.
  • Lead cross-product architecture reviews and standardize engineering practices.
  • Drive foundational technical investments across platforms and distributed systems.
  • Solve complex, ambiguous technical challenges at platform and company scale.
  • Mentor principal and staff engineers and raise engineering standards.
  • Partner with product, engineering, and executive leaders on strategic technical direction.
  • Establish architectural guardrails to ensure coherence across systems and platforms.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems and platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to set technical vision and strategy at an enterprise or company-wide level.
  • Expertise in system design, reliability, scalability, security, and cost optimization for large-scale architectures.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and resolving highly complex, ambiguous technical problems.
  • Proven record of mentoring senior engineering talent and elevating organizational standards.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication, influence, and leadership skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in cloud-native, multi-region systems and architecture patterns (desired).
  • History of driving adoption of engineering standards across multiple business units or product lines (desired).
  • Experience with observability, platform capabilities, and data architecture at scale (desired).
  • Open-source project leadership or significant external technical impact (desired).
  • Prior experience in high-growth SaaS, communications, or platform companies (desired).

Benefits

  • Competitive pay.
  • Generous time off.
  • Ample parental leave.
  • Wellness leave.
  • Healthcare coverage.
  • Retirement savings program.
  • Remote-first work environment with flexibility by location.
  • Occasional travel opportunities for in-person team or project meetings.

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