Software Architect

About the Role: At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications. We are looking for a Software Architect to define and drive the architectural vision, strategy, and alignment across multiple products and domains at company scale. As a senior-most technical leader, you will elevate the technical standard for Twilio company-wide.

What You'll Do

• Set and communicate long-term architectural vision, aligning teams and leadership across Twilio.
• Lead cross-product architecture reviews, standardize engineering practices, and drive foundational technical investments.
• Solve the most complex, ambiguous technical challenges at platform and company-wide scale.
• Mentor and guide principal and staff engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and executive leaders to shape strategic direction.

What You Bring

• 15+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems and platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to set technical vision and strategy at an enterprise or company-wide level.
• Expertise in system design, reliability, scalability, security, and cost optimization for large-scale architectures.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, influence, and leadership skills.
• Bonus: Experience in cloud-native, multi-region systems, observability, and data architecture at scale.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, generous time off, and ample parental and wellness leave.
• Comprehensive healthcare and a retirement savings program.
• 100% remote work flexibility within specific regions in India (Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamilnadu).