Software Architect

Who we are

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.
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Hiring and how we work

We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions

Also, while we are a remote-first company, you may be asked to report in person on an ad-hoc basis for team gatherings, functional off-sites or customer meetings.
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See yourself at Twilio

Join the team as Twilio’s next Software Architect, Enterprise AI (L6)

About the job

This position is needed to define and drive the vision, software architecture, and establish the AI/ML platforms across all of our business functions internally at Twilio.

Our charter and remit has expanded to cover all of the business teams companywide, including Marketing, Sales, Customer Support & Global Operations, along with our corporate functions, including HR/People, Finance, Legal, Security & Privacy. This role requires a deep understanding of AI/ML platforms, full-stack software architecture, a strategic system design mindset, and the ability to drive innovation and efficiency across the organization.

The AI/ML Software Architect position will serve as a key technical leader in our Enterprise AI Engineering group, and s/he will provide architectural guidance globally, across our U.S., Canada, Colombia, and India teams. You will be responsible for shaping our long-term technical vision, establishing architectural standards and guardrails, and establishing our best practices for the modern AI-Assisted SDLC practice. You will drive cross-organizational initiatives, solve complex and ambiguous technical challenges, and partner with other Cross-BU Software Architects to elevate the technical standard for Twilio company-wide.

You will be responsible for guiding technical blueprints, mentoring developers, and partnering with program managers, designers, full stack developers, and AI/ML engineers to set our team up for long-term success. The ideal candidate should have experience across the software lifecycle from architecture, design, development, deployment and maintenance of modern, cloud applications. This is an opportunity to be an integral leader of a fast-growing engineering team, and shape the future of how Twilio works

This leadership role requires a range of technical expertise in full-stack software architecture, LLM and Agentic Applications, and ability to drive effective stakeholder collaboration and present work with executive leadership. To succeed in this role, you will have a strong sense of ownership for our engineering products, and possess a deep technical background to develop constant growth and innovation. This is an opportunity to be the key leader of a fast-growing team, and shape the future of how Twilio works for internal Twilions and customers alike.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• 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 and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and executive leaders to shape strategic direction and technical investments.
• Establish and model a high-performance culture of our Software Engineering team.
• Collaborate globally with our business teams, and partner closely with GTM leadership.
• Present regularly to executive leadership our AI Engineering plans and deliverables.
• Develop AI Agents & Solutions : Lead the creation and deployment of AI-powered solutio