The Who, What, Why and Where
Twilio is growing rapidly and is looking for a talented, passionate and curious Software Engineer to be a key leader in extending Twilio’s platform to International customers! This person will join a newly formed team that builds a common translation and localization platform that will power Twilio’s developer console, docs, products, and other web properties. This position is critical in supporting Twilio’s International expansion and will build a platform that provides leverage to Twilio’s product and engineering teams!
Who?
Twilio is looking for an engineer who lives the Twilio Magic and has a demonstrated track record of building software at scale.
- 3+ years of JavaScript application development
- Deep understanding of web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, and at least one JavaScript framework
- An interest in building UIs with modern tools like ES6, React, Redux, Prettier, and Webpack
- Strong opinions on what makes a good API, and some experience building them in a language like Node, Python, PHP, or Ruby
- Experience optimizing websites for performance
- Experience with unit and test integration frameworks and tools
- Experience operating production services in the DevOps model
- The ability to communicate well in person, on paper, or in code. You can explain technical concepts to product managers, fellow engineers, and support
- Plus: Experience with localization frameworks and platforms
What?
As a frontend engineer, you will:
- Be Inclusive & Empower Others: Work with designers, product managers, and other engineers to distill internal and customer needs into requirements and tech specs
- Draw The Owl: Drive high engineering standards on the team through code review, automated testing, and mentoring. We care what our code looks like, and you should too
- No Shenanigans: Great technical leaders use good judgment. They are intellectually honest, transparent, and work together with others.
- Wear The Customer’s Shoes: Your team will build a platform consumed by many internal product teams. You will improve the internal developer experience by understanding how your peers build and operate web applications
- Write It Down: Your team as well as the users of your platform will be globally distributed. You will collaborate effectively asynchronously through clear, structured documents
Why?
Twilio is a fast growing company, rapidly expanding the breadth of our product offerings and the geographies we serve. The Global Twilio team is responsible for one of the major growth vectors for Twilio. We work closely with a broad set of internal stakeholders and international customers to bring the Twilio product portfolio into new markets. Our work has a significant impact on the trajectory of the company.
Twilio is a company that is empowering the world’s developers with modern communication in order to build better applications. Twilio is truly unique; we are a company committed to your growth, your learning, your development, and your entire employee experience. We only win when our employees succeed and we're dedicated to helping you develop your strengths. We have a cultural foundation built on diversity, inclusion, and innovation and we want you and your ideas to thrive at Twilio.
Where?
We employ diverse talent from all over the world and we believe great work can be done anywhere. Around the world, Twilio offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your loved ones. No matter where you are based, you will experience a company that believes in small teams for maximum impact; seeks well-rounded talent to ensure a full perspective on our customers’ experience, understands that this is a marathon, not a sprint; that continuously and purposefully builds an inclusive culture that empowers everyone to do their best work and be the best version of themselves.
About us:
Millions of developers around the world have used Twilio to unlock the magic of communications to improve any human experience. Twilio has democratized communications channels like voice, text, chat, video and email by virtualizing the world’s communications infrastructure through APIs that are simple enough for any developer to use, yet robust enough to power the world’s most demanding applications. By making communications a part of every software developer’s toolkit, Twilio is enabling innovators across every industry — from emerging leaders to the world’s largest organizations — to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.
Twilio is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status and operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
