Principal Engineer (L5)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Own and deliver robust, high-scale routing experiences for the Segment data platform team
• ▹Architect and operate always-available, complex distributed systems in the cloud
• ▹Guide technical decisions on cost, performance and reliability trade-offs
• ▹Translate complex technical strategies into actionable plans for stakeholders

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• ▹Hands-on experience with high-scale messaging/streaming systems (thousands of events/sec)
• ▹Excellent high-level service design skills
• ▹Expert programming experience in Go or similar object-oriented languages
• ▹Demonstrated experience deploying GenAI/LLM solutions
• ▹Technical depth in distributed systems, high-scale ingestion and cloud-native architecture

Nice to have

• ▹Proficiency with datastores, distributed caching and container technologies
• ▹Experience with CI/CD pipelines and observability tools (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus)
• ▹Familiarity with AI/ML technologies
• ▹Experience managing AWS infrastructure
• ▹Experience in geographically distributed teams

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive pay
• ▹Generous time off
• ▹Parental and wellness leave
• ▹Healthcare
• ▹Retirement savings program

About the company

Twilio is shaping the future of communications, delivering solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses, with a remote-first, globally inclusive culture.