Software Engineer L2 - Cloud Infrastructure Area

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Join the team as Twilio’s next Software Engineer L2 to work in the Cloud Infrastructure area.

About the job

This position is needed to evolve  and maintain fundamental Compute infrastructure collaborating with a passionate team to enhance the system capabilities. Key responsibilities include develop scalable cloud-native environments VM orchestration AWS-ASG Auto Scaling group of EC2 instances hardened base AMIs and secure container images while maintaining critical OS libraries. You'll implement solutions for providing robust legacy platform support and cutting-edge cloud-native technologies all driven by automation and best practices.

Join us in shaping the future of our Compute infrastructure

Responsibilities

In this role you’ll:

• Collaborate with Tech Leaders Architects and other Engineers to develop solutions for complex problems in distributed computing and infrastructure management.

• Automate solutions for operational issues such as monitoring performance planning and disaster response.

• Participate in an on-call rotation to support our business-critical infrastructure.

• Ensure a high quality implementation by applying Infrastructure as Code industry standards.

• Demonstrate effective communication by authoring and reviewing design documents runbooks and other service documentation and keeping a good record of changes in the systems.

• Apply Agile methodologies to continuously deliver value to the customers.

• Act as point of contact for legacy/new Compute system components.

Qualifications

Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!

Required:

• 2+ years of experience in AWS Cloud infrastructure management. (preferably backend/infrastructure-focused like AMI EC2 IAM policies/roles etc.).

• Strong ASG (Auto Scaling Groups) knowledge to design implement and support scalable cloud-native environments.

• Experience with hardened base AMIs and AL23.

• Proficiency with one or more programming languages: like Java or Python (includes SW Arch patterns clean code debugging etc)

• Proficient in shell scripting to streamline repetitive tasks and enhance efficiency in operations.

• Skills to work independently with multiple global teams developing configuring deploying and operating the global Twilio Infrastructure Platform blending operational excellence with development best practices.

• Knowledge of container-based application/services.

Desired:

• Knowledge on deployment tools and frameworks like infrastructure as a code and continuous deployment processes  (ex: Github Buildkite Terraform-TFC ArgoCD Harness Cloud network).

• Operational experience in complex distributed systems including experience with SLO/SLAs towards high availability and reliability goals including tools like DataDog or Phometheus.

• Exposure to File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) tools specifically Falco and awareness of compliance frameworks (PCI SOX).

• Knowledge in Kubernetes

• Experience with Claude AI or similar.

Location

This role will be remote but is not eligible to be hired in San Francisco CA Oakland CA San Jose CA or the surrounding areas.

Travel

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.

What We Offer

Working at Twilio offers many benefits including competitive pay generous time off ample parental and wellness leave healthcare a retirement savings program and much more. Offerings vary by location.

Compensation

The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:

• Based in Colorado Hawaii Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Vermont or Washington D.C. : $116960.00-146200.00

• Based in New York New Jersey Washington State or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): 123760.00-154700.00

• Based in the San Francisco Bay area California:137520.00-171900.00

• This role may be eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan and corporate bonus plan. All roles are generally eligible for the following benefits: health care insurance 401(k) retirement account paid sick time paid personal time off paid parental leave.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible non-discriminatory factors such as skills experience and geographic location.