Job brief: Architect

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Twilio's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-12 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-12.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Twilio's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $207,200 to $274,140 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote - US
• Posted: 2026-11-12

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 5 years of experience.

Must have

• We’re hiring an Architect to set our direction through that shift and to make sure the systems we build over the next 3-5 years are the right ones.
• Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of experience in software development or a related field, with at least 8 years in an architecture or senior technical leadership role.
• For this role, you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.
• Additionally, Twilio participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Conditions

• Twilio runs on data, and the platform underneath it is entering a major shift.

Main duties

• Own the architecture and multi-year technical strategy for the data platform, including the lake/lakehouse, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, and governance, and ke…
• Make and document the major design decisions (ADRs, RFCs) on storage and open table formats, catalog strategy, compute engines, tenancy, data placement, and …
• Set the reference architectures for how our core storage and query engines (ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, and lake engines) are deployed, tuned, scaled and oper…
• Define the reliability model for the platform: availability targets, failure domains, disaster recovery, observability, and incident response patterns that t…
• Build privacy and compliance into the architecture, not onto it. Design deletion and right-to-erasure, retention, data residency, and PII classification so t…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Twilio's 45 open listings, 20% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Twilio hires

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