VP of Engineering Segment Core - San Francisco, CA, United States - CLevelCrossing

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Jun 16, 2022

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VP Engineering, Segment Core
Who we are & why we're hiring
Twilio powers real-time business communications and data solutions that help
companies and developers worldwide
build better applications and customer experiences.
Although we're headquartered in San Francisco, we have presence throughout South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. We're on a journey to becoming a globally anti-racist, anti-oppressive, anti-bias company that actively opposes racism and all forms of oppression and bias. At Twilio, we support
diversity, equity & inclusion
wherever we do business. We employ thousands of Twilions worldwide, and we're looking for more builders, creators, and visionaries to help fuel our growth momentum.
About the job
Twilio is growing rapidly and seeking a Vice President of Engineering for Twilio-Segment, our industry leading Customer Data Platform. The Segment Core, Vice President of Engineering, leads the engineering organization that drives product development execution, infrastructure, liability, operations and efficiency via software across Segment Core through focused execution, effective collaboration and influence across engineering groups throughout Twilio. This leader will be accountable for product reliability and infrastructure, product development and delivery, managing budgets, growing and developing your team, and business impact. You will be a critical member of the Segment Core and Data & Growth leadership team, reporting to the GM of Twilio-Segment Core.
Responsibilities
In this role, you'll:
Deliver industry leading product innovation, technical scale, and simplicity for partner integrations, our customer data pipeline & platform, real time event & object oriented data processing, data storage, and exceptional external and internal developer experiences.
Accountable for overall security of platform in collaboration with the Twilio Security team
Lead and grow a global organization of best-in-class engineering Leaders, managers and individual contributors - a team of about 200 and doubling in the next year or two.
Identify and qualify new products, services, and processes to improve product development, product reliability, performance engineering, incident management, and observability solutions.
Interact extensively across all functional teams within Twilio and have significant exposure to our executive leadership.
Ensure the consistent exercise of appropriate judgment and discretion in evaluating opportunities, measuring progress, and holding your organization and others accountable for delivering a world class customer experience.
Work closely with senior leadership and product teams to enable our engineers to ship fast and predictably with confidence, while ensuring the efficient use of resources and providing an amazing customer experience, even in times of crisis.
You will be a Twilio technical ambassador, a recognized leader in reliability, quality, sustainability, and operational excellence
Qualifications
Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Twilio values diverse
experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. While having "desired" qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table.
Required:
10 years of hands on software engineering and engineering management experience, preferably delivering a highly scalable service with billions of daily transactions
10 years of operational experience, running large scale distributed systems such as Kubernetes and related systems across multiple global and regionalized instances
10 years of experience creating and scaling data platforms and pipelines, ETL systems, and partner integrations
Experience scaling engineering organizations from 200 to 400 engineers and managing a global footprint of engineering teams (including India)
Bachelor's degree in CS, EE or equivalent experience required.
Desired:
Proven track record of setting and meeting aggressive goals
Proven experience in building, launching and operating complex distributed systems at scale
Extensive experience providing technical direction to teams and stakeholders and aligning organizational priorities
Demonstrated success mentoring engineering leaders cross-organizationally
Proven track record of balancing long-term critical thinking with tactical execution of multiple development plans
Demonstrated success building and maintaining a platform that services both customers and internal stakeholders.
High-growth technology company experience, ideally in a platform company that has scaled to hundreds of millions of users, using a public cloud such as AWS and a modern tech stack including microservices and containerization
Highly analytical with the ability to translate between strategic business decisions and their quantitative implications
Ability to think critically and objectively; excellent problem solving skills and the ability to make quick decisions based on business demands
Rigorous, great organizational skills, comfortable with ambiguity
Ability to distill complex issues into structured frameworks and concrete action plans
Excellent communication and social skills, ability to be personable yet persistent
Location
This role will be based in the US remote or located near one of our US offices. We have a remote-first work environment.
What We Offer
There are many benefits to working at Twilio, including, in addition to competitive pay, things like generous time-off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more. Offerings vary by location.
Twilio thinks big. Do you?
We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when needed, and are always up for trying new things. That's why we seek out colleagues who embody our values — something we **** ,000
Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Twilio's equity plan.
The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the state. This role is also eligible to participate in Twilio's equity plan and for the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.
Twilio is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Twilio is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Additionally, Twilio participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
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