Staff Backend Engineer (L4) at Twilio in Irvine, CA

This product will face enterprise-scale usage very early in its life cycle. We need to scale right out of the gate. The design challenges are meaty, and you'll be expected to work closely with design and research to iterate on a fast-changing product. You will need to understand and articulate the trade-offs between new functionality and stability. You will need to persuade all involved to make... the right architectural choices for the long-term technical and financial health of the product. Who? 4 years experience writing production-grade code in Go or NodeJS. Strong theoretical fundamentals and hands-on experience designing and implementing highly available and performant fault-tolerant distributed systems. Strong experience and expertise building API products. We are looking for experience with GraphQL, REST and relational databases. Well-versed in concurrent programming. You show evidence of exposure to architectural patterns of high-scale web applications (e.g., well-designed APIs, efficient algorithms). A highly effective collaborator, you work well with your team and your partners in product and design towards common goals. You possess a strong customer focus, because the feedback loop with customers will be very tight! Exposure to SDLC from reviewing requirements through to debugging complex systems in Production. Experience maintaining and operating always-on cloud services. What? WEAR THE CUSTOMER'S SHOES: We understand our customers needs and wants so that we can create the platform they need to be successful. We are building a visual programming language for marketers to enable them to better connect with their customers. Our platform must be easy to use and intuitive to help drive their success. DRAW THE OWL: We are building a new web experience in Growth Automation from the ground up. Build new features and improve performance, usability, and accessibility. BE BOLD: We are all owners of the products we are building, everyone is empowered to drive the product vision forward. EMPOWER OTHERS: You're empathetic, patient, and love to help your teammates grow. Salary Range: $100K -- $200K Minimum Qualification Software DevelopmentEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications