Senior Engineering Manager V&V Media

Twilio

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $207,200–$259,000 / yr
Posted: 169 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Sep 22, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $201k

This role $233k

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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 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,520–$194,400 across 33 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager V&V Media

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Senior Engineering Manager V&V Media leads a team of senior engineers developing a next-generation media processing stack to power Voice services at global scale. This technical leadership role involves driving architecture decisions for low-latency, high-throughput systems while managing the balance between feature development and technical debt reduction. The manager is responsible for establishing engineering excellence through code quality standards, mentoring staff on complex media challenges, and overseeing service performance metrics. Key requirements include expertise in distributed systems, microservice architecture, and cloud infrastructure to manage billions of media streams. Candidates should possess skills in real-time communications, streaming technologies, or related fields. Preferred technical proficiencies include Rust, Java, C/C++, Asterisk, gStreamer, and knowledge of SIP, RTP/RTCP protocols, and audio processing. The role addresses the core challenge of maintaining high reliability and performance for global voice infrastructure.

Skills

Voice VoIP SIP RTP RTCP Rust Java C C++ AWS Asterisk gStreamer Distributed Systems Media Processing Streaming Technologies AI Tools Cloud Infrastructure

What you'll do

Lead a team of senior engineers developing next-generation media processing stacks.
Drive technical architecture decisions for low-latency, high-throughput media systems at global scale.
Establish engineering excellence through code quality standards, testing practices, and operational reliability.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on complex media processing challenges.
Balance technical debt reduction with feature development while maintaining service reliability.
Own service performance metrics, reliability targets, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Make key technology stack decisions that impact Twilio's media processing capabilities.

What we're looking for

At least 5 years of experience managing engineering teams building distributed systems.
Experience with Voice/VoIP infrastructure and media handling challenges.
Strong background in architecting and operating high-reliability backend services at scale under strict SLOs.
Deep understanding of system design, microservice architecture, and cloud infrastructure.
Proven ability to manage technical trade-offs between reliability, scalability, and feature development.
Experience improving developer velocity using AI tools.
Expertise in performance optimization, reliability engineering, and operational excellence.
Proficiency in real-time communications systems, media processing, or streaming technologies.

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