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Twilio salaries revealed: Here's how much engineers, product managers, and more make at the $51 billion cloud communications company that's skyrocketed amid the pandemic

Rosalie Chan and Alex Nicoll

2020-12-06T15:29:53Z

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The pandemic hasn't seemed to slow down Twilio, the cloud communications company that has seen its stock price triple since January, giving it a market cap of over $51 billion.
That's put Twilio in a good place to keep hiring, even amid the pandemic.
Here's how much Twilio pays employees working as engineers, data scientists, product managers, and more, based on disclosure data for permanent and temporary workers filed with the US Office of Foreign Labor Certification in 2020.
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Twilio, the cloud communications company, has emerged as a major winner in the pandemic economy, with its stock price more than tripling since January, giving it a market cap of some $51 billion.

Founded in 2008 in the midst of the Great Recession, Twilio builds technology for developers to help them build apps that can send text messages or make phone calls. That's helped customers like grocery delivery service Instacart and medical record software giant Epic keep pace with the increased demands of the present moment.

Against that backdrop, Twilio is growing: Not only does it plan to acquire the customer data analytics company Segment for $3.2 billion, it's also still hiring.

While Twilio doesn't give out much information into what it pays its workers, Business Insider dug through the firm's disclosure data with the US Office of Foreign Labor Certification to get a hint.

Companies are required to disclose information, including salary (or in some cases, salary ranges), when they hire foreign workers under the H1-B visa program, giving insight into what these major companies are willing to shell out for tech talent. Notably, these figures aren't necessarily comprehensive — they only account for base pay, and don't include cash bonuses, stock options, or any other form of compensation.

Here's a peek at the salaries that Twilio pays US-based engineers, product managers, marketing managers, and more, based on over 100 approved visa applications that the company filed with authorities:

Security engineers and analysts make sure Twilio's products are protected from vulnerabilities and attacks, and can be paid as much as $208,400.

Security analysts assess the risk of various cyberthreats and vulnerabilities to Twilio's products. Security engineers and managers, meanwhile, work with engineering teams to make sure they are building secure products.

Here are some recent Twilio hires based on 7 approved visa applications, and how much they're paid:

Senior information security compliance analyst in California: $168,000

Security engineer in California: $133,760-$155,250

Security engineer in Texas: $105,000

Product security engineer in Colorado: $129,000

Product security manager in California: $208,400

Security program manager in Colorado: $125,000

Product, program, and engineering managers help lead teams and execute strategy, with a salary range that can go as high as $240,000.

Product managers help lead strategy and development at Twilio. Technical program managers lead technical operations to make sure engineering teams are running efficiently. Engineering managers lead and mentor teams of software engineers as they build Twilio's products.

Here are some recent Twilio hires based on 16 approved visa applications and how much they're paid:

Product manager in California: $92,560-$204,060

Senior product manager in California: $185,000

Senior technical program manager in California: $182,000

Manager, software engineering in California: $199,406-$202,000

Senior engineering manager in California: $229,030-$270,000

Software engineers at Twilio can make over $200,000 in more senior roles.

Software engineers help Twilio build and deliver software products. They may also build internal tools that allow engineers to better develop and release software.

Here are some recent Twilio hires based on 61 approved visa applications and how much they're paid:

Software engineer in California: $108,784-$191,012

Software engineer in Colorado: $96,000-$130,000

Software engineer in Texas: $150,000-$160,000

Senior software engineer in California: $159,677-$211,500

Senior software engineer in Colorado: $160,000

Senior software engineer in Texas: $182,948

Principal software engineer in California: $196,214-$223,528

Principal UX engineer in California: $239,514

Tech lead in California: $191,700-$210,991

Solutions engineers help customers learn how to best use Twilio's products.

Solutions engineers help customers with using Twilio's products by doing demonstrations, helping users come up with ways to integrate with their existing software, and generally building relationships.

Here are some recent Twilio hires based on 5 approved visa applications and how much they're paid:

Solutions architect in New York: $172,425

Solutions engineer in Georgia: $84,800

Senior solutions engineer in Georgia: $124,000

Principal solutions engineer in Tennessee: $160,000

Marketing managers lead in executing marketing and analytics strategy, with a pay range that can go up to $174,750.

Product marketing managers develop and execute marketing programs like product launches or conferences. Marketing analytics managers lead in gathering insights and analytics for marketing.

Here are some recent Twilio hires based on 5 approved visa applications and how much they're paid:

Senior product marketing manager in California: $145,000-$152,250

Senior solutions marketing manager in California: $140,000

Marketing analytics manager in California: $173,250-$174,750

Systems engineers and administrators manage Twilio's internal tools, with pay as high as $126,000.

Twilio employs system administrators experienced in managing Coupa, popular software that helps businesses manage their spend. Technical systems engineers manage Twilio's cloud, integrations, and other systems, and they help with troubleshooting, support, testing, and managing incidents.

Here are some recent Twilio hires based on 2 approved visa applications and how much they're paid:

Coupa business system administrator in Arizona: $107,000

Technical systems engineer in Texas: $126,000

Technical writers write documentation that explain how products work, and can make over $100,000.

Technical writers write documentation to explain how its products work and how to build with them.

Here's how much a recent Twilio hire got paid based on 1 approved visa application:

Senior technical writer in Colorado: $104,000

Sales engineers at Twilio can make over $170,000.

Commercial account executives sell Twilio's products to business customers. Sales engineers combine their technical background and customer-facing sales skills.

Here's how much a recent Twilio hire got paid based on 3 approved visa application:

Commercial account executive in California: $110,000

Sales engineer in New York: $172,425

Machine learning and data scientists can make over $170,000.

Data scientists analyze Twilio's large troves of data on product usage, ad impressions, and the like, and gather insights. Machine learning scientists build AI-powered features for Twilio's products, like personalized recommendations.

Here are some recent Twilio hires based on 5 approved visa applications and how much they're paid:

Data scientist in California: $170,400

Machine learning scientist in California: $175,000-$183,000

Machine learning engineer in California: $179,487

Senior data analyst in Georgia: $90,000

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