Senior Engineering Manager (L5)

Twilio Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 73,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Generous time off

Job summary

Twilio, a remote-first company, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for the Twilio Segment Data platform and pipelines. You will lead high-scale ingestion, design distributed systems, and guide a team across cloud environments to process hundreds of thousands of data points per second.

This role emphasizes mentoring, AI-enabled development, and cost-efficient architecture, with opportunities to collaborate with Product Managers and Architects while traveling occasionally for in-person

Qualifications

• Senior engineering leadership with a focus on scalable data systems.
• Experience mentoring multiple workstreams and teams.
• Strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native design.
• Proven ability to balance cost, performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver robust, high-scale routing experiences for Twilio Segment data platforms and pipelines.
• Champion team growth, mentorship, and individual development.
• Architect and operate always-available distributed systems in cloud environments.
• Guide technical decisions, balancing cost, performance and reliability.
• Promote agile processes, CI, and automation, interfacing with Product Managers and Architects.

Skills

Distributed systems

High-scale ingestion

Cloud-native architecture

AI/ML mindset

Mentorship

Go

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Job description

Who we are

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. Your career at Twilio is in your hands.
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Hiring and how we work

We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions!

Also, while we are a remote-first company, you may be asked to report in person on an ad-hoc basis for team gatherings, functional off-sites or customer meetings.
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See yourself at Twilio

Join the team as our next Senior Engineering Manager , Twilio’s Segment team.

About the job

As a Senior Engineering Manager on the Twilio Segment Data platform/ pipelines team, you’ll build and scale systems that process several hundred thousands of data points per second. You will lead the development of high-scale ingestion and data processing systems You’ll guide the team in designing, operating and maintaining complex distributed systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency while querying petabytes of data for our customer data platform (CDP).

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• Own and deliver robust, high-scale routing experiences for Data platforms & pipelines for Twilio Segment.
• Champion team growth and success, prioritizing mentorship and individual development.
• Architect and operate always-available, complex distributed systems in cloud environments.
• Guide technical decisions, articulating trade-offs between cost, performance, and reliability.
• Advocate for agile processes, continuous integration, and robust automation.
• Translate complex technical strategies into actionable plans for diverse stakeholders, including Product Managers and Architects.

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:

• 14+ years of engineering experience with a 5+ year proven track record managing software teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience managing multiple workstreams within the team.
• Demonstrated commitment to driving an AI-centric engineering mindset and providing mentorship on leveraging AI-enabled development platforms.
• Technical depth in distributed systems, high-scale ingestion, and cloud-native architecture.
• Hands-on experience with high-scale messaging/streaming systems and processing engines (several thousand events/sec).
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and operational excellence skills.

Desired:

• Demonstrated experience identifying, prototyping, and deploying GenAI/LLM solutions to solve real-world engineering or data processing challenges.
• Expert programming experience in Go or similar object-oriented languages.
• Proficiency with datastores, distributed caching, and container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and observability tools (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Familiarity with AI/ML technologies.
• Experience managing and operating AWS infrastructure
• Experience working in a geographically distributed team.

Location

This role will be remote, and based in India (only in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Delhi).

Travel

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.

What We Offer

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. Offerings vary by location.

Twilio thinks big. Do you?

We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when needed, and are always up for trying new things. That’s why we seek out colleagues who embody our values - something we call Twilio Magic. Additionally, we empower employees to build positive change in their communities by supporting their volunteering and donation efforts.

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