Principal Engineer

Twilio

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $188,240–$235,300 / yr
Posted: 31 days ago
Closes: Nov 15, 2026

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Similar $198k

This role $212k

$133k most similar roles pay here $246k

This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $164,000–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

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About Twilio

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that provides APIs and software, allowing developers to embed voice, messaging, video, and email functionalities directly into their applications.

Twilio currently has 39 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $141,520–$176,900 across 28 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer

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As Twilio’s Principal Engineer (P5) on the Compliance Experiences team, you will lead the technical strategy for a platform processing millions of requests daily, focusing on global phone number inventory and regulatory compliance. Your day-to-day involves pioneering AI-driven development workflows using LLMs to accelerate code generation and automate architectural reviews while ensuring robust security and reliability. You will mentor senior engineers, drive technical excellence across teams, and collaborate with product managers to translate complex regulations into developer-friendly APIs. Essential skills include 16+ years of experience in designing high-scale cloud-native systems, expert proficiency in Java or Go, and deep knowledge of AWS ecosystems. Ideal candidates also have telecom domain expertise and a track record of building high-volume public-facing APIs.

Skills

AWS Java Go Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD LLMs API design SQL NoSQL Redis Kafka Spark DynamoDB Lambda EKS

What you'll do

Lead the architecture and roadmap transition of legacy systems into a modern microservices architecture.
Use AI coding assistants to automate tasks, generate test suites, and perform rapid prototyping.
Drive technical excellence by making critical architectural decisions for reliability and security.
Translate complex regulations and customer needs into developer-friendly APIs and workflows.
Mentor senior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning with AI integration.
Identify and mitigate technical risks early, focusing on long-term remediation strategies.

What we're looking for

16+ years of experience in designing and developing highly available, high-scale, secure cloud-native enterprise systems.
Expert proficiency in Java or Go with deep knowledge of AWS ecosystems including Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Kafka.
Architectural mastery in cloud-native infrastructure, microservices patterns, and five-nines resilient system design.
Demonstrated experience using AI tools to accelerate software delivery through architectural brainstorming, debugging, and code synthesis.
Track record of building and maintaining high-volume public-facing APIs with exceptional developer experience focus.
Proficiency with Kubernetes, Terraform, modern CI/CD paradigms, and infrastructure as code practices.

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