New York, United States (Remote) · Full-time · HR, legal & admin
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
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H-1B sponsor: 49 approvals in FY2025–FY2026USCIS approved 49 new H-1B petitions (new hires and transfers from other employers) for this employer in FY2025–FY2026; the latest fiscal year may be partial. It doesn't guarantee this job offers sponsorship — confirm with the employer. A $100,000 payment on new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US (2025 proclamation, extended to September 2027) is blocked by federal courts as of October 2026; check the current rules with the employer.
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Description (EN)
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. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands.
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Hiring and how we work
We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions!
Also, while we are a remote-first company, you may be asked to report in person on an ad-hoc basis for team gatherings, functional off-sites or customer meetings.
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- Conduct deep-dive research into and implement state-of-the-art LLM inference and orchestration.
- Identify opportunities to leverage small language via fine-tuning/distillation.
- Build ML systems that hold up at Twilio scale.
- Set standards and tooling for building evals across a range of AI/ML capabilities.
- Rapidly acquire new technical skills and knowledge in a fast-paced, high-delivery environment.
- Proactively leverage and integrate the latest AI development stacks to bypass boilerplate engineering and focus on core differentiation.
- 8+ years applied ML/AI experience with a track record of owning technically ambitious systems end to end rather than contributing to someone else's design.
- Comfort operating in a 0-to-1 setting with ambiguous requirements and a strong bias for action.
- Proficiency in Python programming language.
- Experience building cloud-based services on AWS, GCP, or Azure, with high-volume data, streaming or real-time inference paths, and a range of data stores.
- Strong fundamentals of statistical machine learning algorithms, transformer models, LLMs.
- Extensive experience with ML Ops and LLM Ops patterns, including designing and implementing rigorous evaluation metrics for non-deterministic AI features at scale.
- Strong communication skills and highly effective collaborator who works well with teammates.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.).
- Prior experience building evals for autonomous agents and large language models.
- Prior experience building autonomous agents that handle multi-turn conversations and maintain long-term context/consistency.
- Prior experience working in a globally distributed team.
- Evidence of technical leadership/impact, such as contributions to open-source data/ML projects and/or published technical presentations, blog posts, papers, or research.
- $160,320 - $200,400
- Target Bonus Percentage 12.5%
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 call Twilio Magic. Additionally, we empower employees to build positive change in their communities by supporting their volunteering and donation efforts.
So, if you're ready to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and be the best version of yourself, apply now! If this role isn't what you're looking for, please consider other open positions.
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