Senior Software Engineer, Java

  • Segment (Twilio)
  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • 18/07/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications Java SQL Oracle Python Testing

Job Description

Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in delivery multi-tier, highly scalable, distributed web application
  • Deep understanding of software architecture, object-oriented design principles, and data structures
  • Extensive experience in developing microservices using Java, Python
  • Good experience in test driven development and automating test cases using Java/Python
  • Experience in SQL / NoSQL (Oracle, Cassandra) database design
  • Demonstrated ability to be proactive, self driven, and make practical trade offs based on business needs, entrepreneurial spirit
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Experience in distributed computing frameworks like Hive/Hadoop, Apache Spark
  • Experience in developing Finance or HR related applications
  • Experience with cloud services: AWS Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, S3, CloudFront, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, Elastic Cache, Lambda
  • Working experience with Terraform
  • Experience in creating workflows for Apache Airflow
What the job involves
  • As a senior technical lead, you consider yourself a platform services developer and develop innovative solutions using modern software frameworks and paradigms
  • You are self driven and a problem solver, with a strong background in building large scale software platforms and applications
  • You are execution focused and would develop a reputation for repeatedly delivering projects on time
  • Design, develop and deploy scalable web applications and services, being part of everything from contributing to web technology and framework stack, to use case and data model design
  • Drive architecture discussions, take ownership and responsibility over new projects, and deliver high quality software with tight timelines
  • Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure the application meets compliance, security and audit requirements
  • Participate in the continual improvement of engineering tools, cloud based technologies/services, and processes
  • Define and participate in agile development process, including scoping, technical design, estimation effort, coding, testing, debugging, code reviews, maintenance and support
  • Collaborate with cross function teams and demonstrate great communication skills