Software Engineer II, Identity

Twilio

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$106,320–$132,900 / yr
Posted
68 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Jan 4, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $173k
This role $120k
$94k most similar roles pay here $219k

This role pays less than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $139,375–$207,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $120k versus about $173k 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 36 open roles on FindRole.

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

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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer II, Identity

Software Engineer (L2), Identity joins the Stytch team at Twilio to build and scale core identity products for a broad customer base. This role focuses on developing backend systems that power authentication, authorization, and emerging agentic and non-human identity use cases. The engineer will be responsible for shipping new API surfaces, designing high-impact features, authoring technical design documents, and improving production quality through robust observability and incident response. Key responsibilities include collaborating with leadership to translate customer needs into product capabilities while mentoring other engineers. Required skills include experience in building mission-critical cloud systems, RESTful API design, and proficiency in a modern programming language. Desired technical expertise includes Go, TypeScript, and DynamoDB. The role addresses the challenge of providing secure, developer-first identity experiences at scale within a high-ownership environment.

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What you'll do

  • Build backend product capabilities for Stytch's identity platform including new API surfaces and authentication flows.
  • Develop systems to support agentic and non-human identity use cases.
  • Translate customer needs into technical requirements and high-impact roadmap features with leadership.
  • Author design documents, drive technical decisions, and perform code reviews for the products you ship.
  • Resolve complex problems and make pragmatic trade-offs to create high-quality developer experiences.
  • Improve production quality through robust observability, incident response, and remediation efforts.
  • Mentor other engineers through pairing, feedback, and knowledge sharing to raise the team's technical bar.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience designing, building, and operating high-scale, mission-critical cloud-based production systems.
  • Familiarity with a production-grade codebase in a modern programming language using best practice coding standards.
  • Extensive experience with RESTful API design and development.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related industry experience.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work non-standard, on-call rotation weekend and holiday hours.
  • Familiarity with Go, TypeScript, and DynamoDB (preferred).
  • Experience building developer tools/SDKs or products consumed by paying customers (preferred).

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