Remote Software Engineer II - Messaging API

Twilio Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Twilio, a remote-first company, is seeking a Software Engineer (L2) for the Messaging API. You will help design, build, and operate software at scale, collaborating with a small team across backend services and APIs.

The role requires Go or Java, cloud platforms like AWS, containers with Docker/Kubernetes, on-call participation, and a polyglot mindset. Strong communication and a growth mindset are valued as we deliver reliable communications worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferable in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Go or Java.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, including containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Polyglot developer with the ability to work across multiple programming languages and frameworks as needed.
• Experience with Temporal.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software.
• Work with a small and collaborative team, whiteboarding ideas, building backend services and APIs.
• Perform thorough and thoughtful code reviews to help maintain a high standard of code quality.
• Support production operations, building, releasing and assisting with team on-call.
• Craft clear and concise documentation.

Skills

Go

Java

On-call rotation

Temporal

Polyglot

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Twilio, a remote-first company, is seeking a Software Engineer (L2) for the Messaging API. You will help design, build, and operate software at scale, collaborating with a small team across backend services and APIs.

The role requires Go or Java, cloud platforms like AWS, containers with Docker/Kubernetes, on-call participation, and a polyglot mindset. Strong communication and a growth mindset are valued as we deliver reliable communications worldwide.