Job Description

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of Twilio . We are currently looking for a Principal Software Engineer in the United States .

Take your engineering career to the next level by driving the technical vision behind scalable, secure identity and authentication solutions used by millions globally. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of designing and building distributed systems that protect users while delivering seamless experiences. You’ll partner with leadership and engineering teams, contribute to long-term architecture decisions, and lead cross-team initiatives that shape the future of secure communications. If you’re passionate about solving complex challenges and mentoring others along the way, this opportunity is designed for impact.

Accountabilities:

• Architect, design, and implement distributed, scalable systems that power identity, verification, and authentication solutions.
• Build resilient, secure solutions that protect users while delivering minimal friction.
• Drive technical strategy and roadmap planning alongside engineering leadership.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis efforts, ensuring system reliability.
• Identify and execute improvements in system performance, scalability, and security.
• Balance delivery of new features with the reduction of technical debt to ensure long-term maintainability.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a high-performance technical culture.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical teams and non-engineering stakeholders.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging threats, and best practices in identity and authentication.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience building secure, scalable, and distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in designing resilient architectures and solving production-level issues.
• Experience influencing high-level technical decisions and driving system-wide initiatives.
• Expertise in modern software engineering best practices, observability, and maintainable codebases.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities with a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven customer-first approach when balancing innovation, usability, and security.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in identity, authentication, and access management technologies.
• Experience with protocols and technologies such as OAuth, SAML, OIDC, TOTP, WebAuthn.
• Familiarity with fraud prevention systems, developer-focused APIs/SDKs, or telco systems.
• Understanding of biometric authentication and multi-factor verification methods.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity compensation.
• Comprehensive health care coverage.
• Generous PTO and wellness leave policies.
• Retirement savings program (401k).
• Flexible remote-first work culture (with exceptions for certain states).
• Parental leave and family-friendly policies.
• Occasional travel opportunities for in-person team collaboration.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching .

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly:

Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role.
Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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