Principal Solutions Engineer, Twilio

$136.3-189.2k

This role is eligible to earn commissions, Salary is applicable to California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington D.C., and Washington State rates only, is partially dependent on location and may vary on further locations

PHP

React

AWS

CSS

GCP

HTML

JavaScript

Python

Java

Node.js

Vue.js

Azure

REST API

Senior and Expert level

Remote in US

More information about location

Cloud communications software

Be an early applicant

Cloud communications software

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceCommunicationInternet of ThingsMachine LearningCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$136.3-189.2k

PHP

React

AWS

CSS

GCP

HTML

JavaScript

Python

Java

Node.js

Vue.js

Azure

REST API

Senior and Expert level

Remote in US

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceCommunicationInternet of ThingsMachine LearningCloud Computing

Company mission

To enable innovators across every industry - from emerging leaders to the world’s largest organisations - to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years pre-sales experience selling complex, technical products or 10+ years of professional experience supporting technical products coupled with customer facing experience, particularly in delivery or consulting
Excellent communicator and presenter able to gain audience confidence
An engaging storyteller - you can gain audience confidence and communicate complex topics to multiple levels of audience
Ability to build a deep understanding of a customer’s communications needs and guide them to a technical solution
Previous software development experience or working knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
Backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP)
Web development (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, frontend frameworks - React, Vue.js, Angular)
Experience building with REST APIs
Previous experience in Telecom, SIP, Contact Center, or Security
Experience with sales methodologies
Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in a technical discipline (Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience

Desirable

Familiarity with cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) and cloud application architecture

What the job involves

This position is needed to enable our customers to build the future of communications. The Principal Solutions Engineer is a critical part of the sales team focused on our ISV segment
Twilio’s Principal Solutions Engineers are responsible for delivering the Technical Win and best Product Fit to our customers. They lead the technical pre-sales relationship, drive technical discovery, propose technical architectures, demonstrate the product, anticipate concerns and offer creative solutions. They build customer trust in Twilio’s solutions
Principal Solutions Engineers should be comfortable engaging a CEO or sketching out an API flow on a whiteboard with customer software engineers
As a Principal Solutions Engineer you will be fully autonomous. You will be capable of driving the technical side of all but the most complex opportunities independently. Furthermore, you will provide leadership and deal support within the Solutions Engineer organization, driving the design and execution of medium to large projects with feedback from other engineers, participating in architectural decisions on the team, and coordinating with other Twilio teams such as product
Partner with Account Executives to execute pre-sales activities including opportunity qualification, demonstrations, Proof-of-Concept, RFP, design documentation, technical presentations and enablement sessions
Help customers achieve success by leading the technical and product sale, recommending best-practice solutions, and guiding them on how to use Twilio’s APIs
Establish yourself as a trusted advisor to our customers, by taking the lead on understanding customer technical pains through discovery in order to design, demonstrate, and present innovative solutions that solve business challenges
Build and present highly interactive, complex and engaging customer product demonstrations to help showcase the capabilities of Twilio’s Communications Products, while effectively forming strong customer relationships with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Be Hands-on, high-energy, passionate, and a creative problem solver, equipped with the knowledge of how to get things done and ability to lead others to success
Take the initiative to identify and solve problems - both for the customer and within the organization as we grow
Contribute to the broader Twilio Solutions Engineering community through knowledge sharing, constructing demonstration materials, and creating reusable presentations
Mentor less experienced Solutions Engineers

Our take

Traditionally, it has been difficult for businesses to establish communications systems in-house. Twilio was founded from frustration with this expensive and cumbersome process, providing easy-to-use APIs to let businesses send and receive telephone and text communications.

From these beginnings, the company has expanded through acquisitions and product development to provide a suite of services around market data and customer engagement. It is now a market leader in this space, and has developed a customer base of more than 150,000 businesses including enterprise brands such as Deliveroo, Duolingo and Toyota.

With that said, aggressive expansion and lack of maturity in some of its products has impacted the company's efficiency, and like many of its peers it has been forced to restructure heavily to remain competitive. Coming out of this restructuring, the company will focus on profitability, streamlining decision making and R&D to put itself in good stead for future success.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

35% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jul 2015

$130m

SERIES E

Jun 2013

$70m

SERIES D

Total funding: $250.7m

Company benefits

Generous annual time off in all countries
Comprehensive health programs
Programs to help our employees plan for their retirement needs
Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves, as well as family medical care leave
Build and present a Twilio app to earn your Twilio track jacket and receive $30 per month for e-books for continued learning and education
Variety of snacks, drinks, and catered meals in each of our locations
Work from home opportunities

Company HQ

Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Khozema Shipchandler

(CEO, not founder)

Has been at the company since 2018, beginning as CFO then working as COO, President of Communications then CEO. Prior to this, spent 20 years at GE, ultimately as CCO of GE Digital.

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