Job Application for Software Engineer - JavaScript SDK at Twilio

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About us:

• Twilio is migrating the communications industry from its 150-year-old legacy in hardware to its future in software. With our cloud communications platform, we fundamentally change how businesses build solutions for their communications needs.
• Twilio has virtualized the entire telecommunications infrastructure stack into a set of streamlined cloud APIs, introducing agility, global reach and cost savings of flexible, multi-tenant cloud software to the traditionally expensive and slow moving field of telecommunications.
• Hundreds of thousands of developers have incorporated Twilio into their companies and products, deploying everything from complete call centers to work scheduling applications, from mobile marketing and lead management to tools that improve customer security.
• Our customers are the innovators you recognize and respect, from start-ups like Uber, Box and Airbnb, to the agile enterprises including Coca-Cola, the Home Depot, Alaska Airlines, Walmart and more.
• Come help us transform this 1.3 trillion dollar industry with the power and flexibility of software.

About the job:

• We’re seeking talented engineers to help build the best web telecommunications API on the planet.
• As a JavaScript Engineer you will be a part of our SDK Engineering team.
• You will bring the power of Twilio and the latest real-time communications technologies to the Twilio’s JavaScript library.
• You will tackle some of the most challenging problems in web communications.

Responsibilities:

• Work on Twilio’s JavaScript SDK architecture to implement the latest real-time communications standards.
• Collaborate with product management to define, architect, and build new customer-facing JavaScript SDK features.
• Participate in on-call rotations and work with the SDK Engineering Team to identify, resolve and triage production issues.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality, reliability and availability of our infrastructure. 

Requirements:

• You are a JavaScript expert comfortable working in a Node.js environment.
• You keep up to speed with the latest JavaScript libraries.
• You have played with WebRTC and can't get enough of it.
• REST APIs and WebSockets are second nature to you.
• You have enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced startup. We ship to thousands of people on a very regular basis with tight schedules and small teams, and it takes a certain kind of energy and drive to get it done!
• You are passionate. Persistent. Creative. You find clever ways around problems, or just plow through them.

Bonus points:

• You've written Node.js bindings for C/C++ libraries.
• You work with audio/video applications and SIP.
• You contribute to or maintain an open source project.
• You've developed an app using Twilio API.

Perks:

• Competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k and life insurance.
• An Amazon Kindle, $30/month to spend on books and a Twilio track jacket after demoing your first Twilio app in front of the company!
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Catered lunches and a weekly team dinner featuring invited technology and entrepreneurial speakers.
• Excellent gear (we ❤ Apple computers and big monitors — two if you need 'em).
• A strong belief in life/work balance.

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