Staff Engineer, Security Engineering Partners
Twilio- Compensation
- $160k–$200k Published range
- Location
- Remote - Canada Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Staff / Principal
About the job
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.
About the job
Join the team as Twilio’s next Staff Engineer, Security Engineering Partners. This position is needed to bridge the gap between our security organization and engineering teams by partnering on the implementation of robust security measures at scale, up-leveling existing security capabilities and critical security risk reduction.
Responsibilities
- Design and ship scalable security solutions.
- Build relationships with engineering to foster cooperative partnerships across key Twilio products and platforms.
- Partner with product and engineering teams to integrate scalable security capabilities.
- Use metrics and data on the state of security at the product level, to drive accountability and action.
- Drive security risk reduction through technical leadership and influence of engineering roadmaps.
- Lead security reviews for critical features, new initiatives and infrastructure changes.
- Cultivate security expertise across engineering teams through mentorship, technical guidance and training.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in security engineering with a proven track record of designing and implementing scalable security solutions.
- Deep technical expertise in any of these specialized security domains - application security, cloud security, product security.
- Experience with Threat Modeling methodologies and leading security design reviews.
- Experience leveraging LLMs in security solutions.
- Ability to translate emerging security threats and trends into actionable engineering requirements and technical roadmaps.
- A strong background in software development with specialized expertise in security engineering.
- Proficiency in Python is required.
- Proficiency in additional programming languages like Go and Java is a plus.
- Experience driving software delivery utilizing robust CI/CD processes.
- Experience leveraging best-in-class development productivity practices including AI tooling.
- Proven track record leading cross-functional security initiatives where you influenced security outcomes outside of the security organization.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey complex technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences effectively.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or related industry experience.
Desired qualifications
- Strong problem-solving skills and analytical capability.
- Comfortable with ambiguity.
- Good understanding of infrastructure and application security risks and mitigation techniques.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
- Working knowledge of containerization and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
Location
This role will be remote and based in Ontario, British Columbia or Alberta, Canada.
Travel
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
CAD 160,320.00 - CAD 200,400.00. Target Bonus Percentage 15%.
Application instructions
Apply via the official Twilio careers portal.
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