Senior Data Engineer

Location: Campbell
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences. Our dedication to remote-first work, and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands. See yourself at Twilio Join the team as Twilio’s next Senior Data Engineer at the Segment Data Platform Team. About the job Twilios Segment product powers modern data infrastructure that helps businesses collect, unify, and activate customer data at scale. Every day, we process billions of events in real time to enable personalized, data-driven customer experiences. Were looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help build and scale the next generation of our data platform. Youll work on systems that handle high-throughput data ingestion, processing, and enrichment - serving as the backbone for our customer data platform (CDP). If youre excited about building high-performance systems, solving real-world data challenges, and making a measurable impact for customers, we’d love to hear from you. Responsibilities In this role, you’ll: Build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Spark, Scala, and cloud-native services. Improve the performance and reliability of our real-time and batch data processing systems. Contribute to platform features that support key customer-facing products such as Identity resolution, audience segmentation and real-time personalization. Work closely with Staff and Principal Engineers to execute on architectural decisions and implementation plans. Collaborate across product and engineering teams to deliver high-impact, customer-facing capabilities. Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that meets operational and compliance standards. Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and incident response efforts to improve system quality and resiliency 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 hasnt followed a traditional path, dont let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table! Required: 5 years of industry experience in backend or data engineering roles. Strong programming skills in Scala, Java, or a similar language. Solid experience with Apache Spark or other distributed data processing frameworks. Working knowledge of batch and stream processing architectures. Experience designing, building, and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines in production. Familiarity with AWS and tools like Parquet, Delta Lake, or Kafka. Comfortable operating in a CI/CD environment with infrastructure-as-code and observability tools. Strong collaboration and communication skills. Desired: Experience with Trino, Flink, or Snowflake. Familiarity with GDPR, CCPA, or other data governance requirements. Experience with high-scale event processing or identity resolution. Exposure to multi-region, fault-tolerant distributed systems 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 *Please note this role is open to candidates outside of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington D.C., and Washington State. The information below is provided for candidates hired in those locations only. The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows: Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C. : $126,000.00 - $157,500.00. Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $133,400.00 - $166,700.00 Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $148,200.00 - $185,200.00. 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. Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until May 30th, 2025, but may change based on business needs. Twilio thinks big. Do you? We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when needed, and are always up for trying new things. Thats why we seek out colleagues who embody our values — something we call Twilio Magic. Additionally, we empower employees to build positive change in their communities by supporting their volunteering and donation efforts. So, if youre ready to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and be the best version of yourself, apply now! If this role isnt what youre looking for, please consider other open positions. Twilio is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Additionally, Twilio participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Twilio is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

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