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Staff Software Engineer (L4) Data Platform

at Twilio

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $171K – $213K USD / year Posted April 15, 2026
Salary $171K – $213K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience executive
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

Twilio is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Data Substrate team and architect scalable, reliable data solutions. The role emphasizes distributed systems expertise, technical innovation, and leadership through mentoring engineers while ensuring data quality, integrity, and security.

  • Serve as a subject matter expert in distributed systems and data technologies
  • Architect and implement scalable and efficient data systems, storage solutions, and processing frameworks
  • Drive technical innovation and research for emerging data technologies
  • Mentor and coach engineers for technical excellence and continuous learning
  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and security throughout the data lifecycle with best practices and compliance

The Staff Engineer will design and implement scalable data systems, storage solutions, and processing frameworks for a data platform. Responsibilities include driving research and technical innovation, and managing end-to-end concerns for data quality, integrity, security, and compliance across the data lifecycle.

The ideal candidate is an experienced Staff-level engineer who has architected scalable, reliable data platforms using distributed systems and modern data storage/processing frameworks. They demonstrate strong leadership through mentoring and coaching, and they ensure data quality, integrity, and security across the data lifecycle while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

distributed systemsdata technologiesarchitect and implement scalable and efficient data systemsensure data qualityintegrityand securitycollaborate with cross-functional teamsmentor and coach a team of talented engineers
distributed systemsdata technologiesscalable and reliable data solutionsdata systemsdata storage solutionsdata processing frameworksdata qualitydata integritydata securitycross-functional collaborationtechnical innovationmentoring
distributed systemsdata technologiesdata systemsdata storage solutionsdata processing frameworksdata qualitydata integritydata securitydata lifecycle managementscalable and reliable data solutionsarchitectingimplement scalable data systemsresearch to stay at the forefront of emerging data technologies and best practicesmentoring and coaching engineerssoftware engineering skillstechnical innovation
collaborationcross-functional partnershipmentoringcoachingleadershiptechnical excellencecontinuous learningcommunicationtranslating business requirements into technical solutions
Industry SaaS
Job Function Architect and lead scalable, secure data platform engineering
Role Subtype Data Engineer
Staff Software EngineerStaff EngineerData Substrate teamdistributed systemsdata technologiesscalable and reliable data solutionsdata systemsdata storage solutionsprocessing frameworksdata qualitydata integritydata securitydata lifecyclecross-functionaltechnical innovationmentoringsubject matter expertcompliance standardsarchitect and implementstate-of-the-art technologies

Demonstrated expertise in distributed systems and data systems, Ability to ensure data quality, integrity, and security across the data lifecycle, Ability to mentor and coach engineers

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