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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
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$155,520–$194,400
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The Staff Software Engineer joins the Compliance Experiences team to lead the technical design and strategic direction of the KYC Platform. This role involves building innovative solutions for global phone number inventory, real-time identity verification, and regulatory compliance at massive scale. You will transition legacy systems into a modern, distributed microservices architecture while leading the team in adopting AI-driven development workflows using LLMs and agentic tools. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, managing high-volume public-facing APIs, and mitigating technical risks. Required expertise includes Java or Go, AWS ecosystems like Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, and Kafka, as well as Kubernetes, Terraform, and SQL/NoSQL databases. You will solve complex telecommunications problems by translating global regulations into developer-first APIs and production-grade features.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.
Lead the architecture and long-term technical roadmap to transition legacy systems into modern microservices.
Use AI coding assistants and LLMs to automate boilerplate, generate test suites, and accelerate development velocity.
Make critical architectural decisions to balance rapid feature innovation with high reliability and security.
Translate global telecommunications regulations and customer needs into developer-first APIs and application workflows.
Mentor senior and staff engineers on technical curiosity and orchestrating AI-generated logic.
Identify and mitigate technical risks such as scalability bottlenecks and security vulnerabilities.
Lead the team through complex production incidents with a focus on long-term remediation.
Communicate technical strategies to executive leadership through design documents, RFCs, and presentations.
What we're looking for
12+ years of experience designing and developing highly available, high scale, secure, mission-critical cloud native enterprise distributed systems.
Expert proficiency in Java or Go with deep knowledge of AWS ecosystems including Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, and Kafka.
Deep experience with cloud-native infrastructure, microservices patterns, and designing "five-nines" (99.999%) resilient systems.
Demonstrated experience using AI tools to significantly accelerate software delivery, including LLMs for architectural brainstorming, debugging, and code synthesis.
Track record of building and maintaining high-volume public-facing APIs with a focus on developer experience.
Experience with high-throughput data processing and storage solutions such as SQL/NoSQL, Redis, Kafka, or Spark.
Proficiency with Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern CI/CD paradigms.
Proven ability to influence technical strategy across multiple teams and organizational boundaries without direct authority.
Experience with telephony protocols, local number porting, or global regulatory compliance frameworks (preferred).
Experience building "internal platforms" that enable other developer teams to move faster (preferred).
Experience building or integrating AI agents into internal developer platforms or automated ops workflows (preferred).