Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland.

📋 Description

• Design and implement cutting-edge distributed systems that can handle the significant throughput and concurrency demands of Twilio Voice.

• Create low-latency, high-scale APIs that provide customers with real-time access to their data and communication infrastructure.

• Optimize and oversee distributed database environments, ensuring high availability and performance in high-volume data storage.

• Take ownership of the entire development lifecycle, from initial system design and prototyping to the continuous operation of 24/7 production services.

• Work collaboratively across engineering teams to address complex distributed systems challenges, ensuring our API layer is resilient and user-friendly.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Master’s or Bachelor's degree alongside 5+ years of experience in software engineering, focusing on backend or infrastructure systems.

• Expertise in Distributed Systems: A comprehensive understanding of consistency models, partition tolerance, and the complexities of scaling stateful services.

• Core Languages: Proficiency in Java, Spring, and Dropwizard, along with a solid understanding of building RESTful APIs at scale.

• Database Fundamentals: Practical experience with and tuning of PostgreSQL, Aurora, or similar relational databases.

• Cloud Infrastructure: Knowledge of deploying and managing large-scale services on AWS or GCP.

• Operational Excellence: Comfortable working in an agile environment with a "you build it, you run it" mindset.

• OLAP & Big Data: Experience with ClickHouse or other column-oriented databases for high-performance analytical queries.

• Infrastructure as Code: Familiarity with tools like Terraform and Harness for system management.

• Data Pipelines: Previous exposure to technologies such as Kafka or Spark for moving and processing data between distributed systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Generous time off

• Ample parental and wellness leave

• Healthcare

• Retirement savings program