Software Engineer, L2

Twilio

Software Engineer at Twilio enhancing backend services and ensuring scalable distributed systems. Collaborating with teams to deliver value-focused solutions to customers.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • California, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $138,700 - $173,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable backend systems and APIs, with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure and container orchestration. Proficient in modern programming languages and committed to effective communication and collaboration across teams.

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Production-Grade Code WritingGo ProgrammingAmazon Web Services (AWS)KubernetesCI/CD Development

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Hard Skills

Backend System DesignAPI DevelopmentLarge-Scale Distributed SystemsAsync Processing SystemsSoftware Engineering Principles

Soft Skills

Technical CommunicationProblem-Solving Initiative

Tools & Technologies

Container OrchestrationEKSECS

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoJavaRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build robust, scalable backend systems and APIs across Segment’s data platform.
Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and other engineers to define solutions that balance usability, performance, and long-term architecture.
Communicate technical decisions clearly - articulating trade-offs, customer impact, and team alignment.
Troubleshoot and improve system reliability, debugging issues and refining operational tooling and processes.
Participate in an on-call rotation for our managed services

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years experience writing production-grade code in a modern programming language
Experience programming in one or more of the following: Go, Java, Python, or similar languages
Experience operating large-scale, distributed systems on top of cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Have hands-on experience with container orchestration frameworks (e.g. Kubernetes, EKS, ECS)
Have experience with large scale async processing systems
Experience shipping services (products) following CI/CD development paradigm
Good grasp of software engineering and how to build a system in scalable and extensive manner
Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills
Comfortable asking questions and taking initiative to solve problems

Benefits

Comp & perks

health care insurance
401(k) retirement account
paid sick time
paid personal time off
paid parental leave