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Principal Engineer

Twilio · Remote - US

Posted about 3 months ago · $188,240.00 - $235,300.00

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This role has been open
80 days
Twilio's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
47% of Twilio's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Twilio
high
152 stale, 14 reposted of 158 open
Hiring momentum
277 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

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About this role

As a Principal Engineer at Twilio, you will lead the technical strategy for the Compliance Experiences team, focusing on the Phone Numbers and Compliance (KYC) domains. Your role involves transitioning legacy systems to a modern microservices architecture, utilizing AI tools to enhance development workflows, and mentoring other engineers. You will also collaborate with product managers to create developer-friendly APIs while ensuring compliance with global regulations.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Twilio as an employer.

What you need

  • 16+ 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 (Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Kafka)
  • Architectural Mastery: Deep experience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS preferred), microservices patterns, and designing 'five-nines' (99.999%) resilient systems
  • AI-Native Workflow: Demonstrated experience using AI tools to significantly accelerate software delivery
  • API Excellence: A track record of building and maintaining high-volume public-facing APIs that focus on exceptional developer experience
  • Data Savvy: Experience with high-throughput data processing and storage solutions (SQL/NoSQL, Redis, Kafka, or Spark)

Nice to have

  • Telecom Domain Expertise: Experience with telephony protocols, local number porting (LNP), or global regulatory compliance frameworks
  • Platform Thinking: Experience building 'internal platforms' that enable other developer teams to move faster
  • Agentic Systems: Experience building or integrating AI agents into internal developer platforms or automated ops workflows

What you get

  • Competitive pay
  • Generous time off
  • Ample parental and wellness leave
  • Healthcare
  • Retirement savings program
  • Participation in Twilio’s equity plan and corporate bonus plan

Worth weighing

  • Role requires leading the transition of legacy systems, which may involve dealing with older technologies
  • High emphasis on AI tools for development, which may require a learning curve for those unfamiliar with them
  • Remote-first work culture with occasional in-person requirements for team gatherings or meetings

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Listed by Twilio on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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