Overview

Twilio’s Technical Support Engineers are the voice of Twilio to our customers and partners; we’ll count on you to interact in a friendly and professional way. You will work with our customers’ and partners’ developers, architects and support personnel to resolve complex problems with potentially very costly and far-reaching consequences. This position is dedicated to ensuring that our customers who need us on the weekends get the support that they need when they need it. This position is for someone who would like to have a shorter work week (four days), with a tighter schedule (ten hours a day). You will have more days off in a week, and you will join a passionate team that delivers amazing customer experiences even on weekends.

About the job:

  • You will help customers understand the finer points of Twilio capabilities and influence them to implement best practices.
  • You will interact, collaborate and network with other departments in Twilio in your search for solutions that our customers need.
  • You will work cross functionally with Engineering, Product Management and Sales. Sometimes you will work with similar cross-functional teams from partner organizations.
  • You will help us understand customer trends, documenting and reporting what you observe to the management team in order to better improve our support process.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years experience in a client-facing technical role.
  • Desire to deliver positive customer experiences by identifying their problems and guiding them through complex technical solutions.
  • Ability to professionally and diplomatically address customer concerns and provide concise feedback.
  • Excellent reading comprehension, listening, and writing skills.
  • A firm understanding of the technology stacks common to the Web ecosystem.
  • A functional knowledge of general purpose programming languages.
  • You are good at and enjoy debugging other people’s code.
  • Solid understanding of computer networking.
  • Experience working with team members in different geographic locations and timezones and with diverse cultural backgrounds.
  • Telecomm experience preferred. For example, you have implemented, deployed and/or maintained/supported Avaya/Cisco/OpenVBX/or similar platforms of significant size.
  • Knowledge of IP Telephony protocols a plus.
  • Flexible work schedule. This position involves four ten hour days, Friday – Monday.
  • You hold a Bachelor’s degree or have equivalent work experience.

Bonus points:

  • Attendance of programming/coding bootcamps.
  • iOS and Android programming experience.
  • Experience with call centers and/or IVRs from a technical perspective.

 

About Twilio

Twilio is reinventing telecom by merging the worlds of cloud computing, web services and telecommunications.

Twilio hosts a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web programmers to integrate phone calls and SMS messages into their applications. Twilio's simple, powerful API minimizes the learning curve required to build advanced, reliable communications applications, and its Pay-As-You-Go pricing model means customers pay for capacity only when they need it, not before.

The company is funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Founders Fund, Mitch Kapor and other prominent investors, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

TWILIO + YOU: Great products are built by small teams that work hard, think smart, and move fast. Our Perks:

• VACATION: Time off when you need it. You decide. No minimum amount of hours accrued.

• HEALTHCARE: Full medical, dental, and vision insurance. Life insurance, travel, and gym stipends.

• 401(K): Save for your future with our 401(k) & periodically hosted financial programs.

• COMMUTER BENEFITS: Pre-tax transit dollars, $20 a month for your daily bike ride, and Zipcar perks.

• EARN YOUR STRIPES: Build & present a Twilio app and earn your Twilio track jacket, Kindle, and $30 a month for books.

• CATERED MEALS: Lunch, family dinners, and a fully‑stocked kitchen.