Software Architect (L6)

Details

• Set and communicate long-term architectural vision, aligning teams and leadership across Twilio.
• Lead cross-product architecture reviews, standardize engineering practices, and drive foundational technical investments.
• Solve the most complex, ambiguous technical challenges at platform and company-wide scale.
• Mentor and guide principal and staff engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and executive leaders to shape strategic direction and technical investments.
• 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 related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience in cloud-native, multi-region systems and architecture patterns.
• History of driving adoption of engineering standards across multiple business units or product lines.
• Experience with observability, platform capabilities, and data architecture at scale.
• Open-source project leadership or significant external technical impact.
• Prior experience in high-growth SaaS, communications, or platform companies