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Top 18 Twilio Developers for Hire

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Twilio powers modern communication – from SMS to real-time video – and thrives thanks to a global community pushing its APIs to new heights.

This curated list highlights top Twilio backend developers, including open-source contributors, startup founders, developer advocates, and engineers deploying Twilio at scale.

  1. Nicolas Grenié
  2. Tristan Sokol
  3. Tristan Blackwell
  4. Amee Covarrubias
  5. Andreas Kater
  6. Carlos Severo
  7. Matthias Damm
  8. Charles Oduk
  9. Massimiliano Orefice
  10. Mohammed Agboola
  11. Roberto Baldizon
  12. Robert Pearson
  13. Jonathan De Jong
  14. Trust Jamin (Okpukoro)
  15. Marco Tibaldeschi
  16. Drew Baumann
  17. Edgar Mulei
  18. Randy Drielinger

Now, let’s delve deeper into their backgrounds and contributions.

Nicolas Grenié

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Nationality: French

Nicolas is a veteran Twilio expert and community leader.

A former Twilio “Hero” and now a 2024 Twilio Champion, he has a long track record of building innovative projects with Twilio APIs. At Typeform he helps developers create creative integrations, and he frequently shares Twilio knowledge through blog posts and talks. His open-source hacks (like a solar eclipse events app featured on Product Hunt) and willingness to help others have made him an influential figure in the Twilio developer community.

Tristan Sokol

Nationality: American

Tristan is a 2024 Twilio Champion known for blending Twilio with other platforms in creative ways.

Formerly a developer advocate at Square, he authored guides on integrating Square’s payments with Twilio’s messaging – for example, building chatbots that connect Twilio Studio to Square Checkout. He has won accolades in AI programming contests and remains an active coder despite moving into leadership. Tristan’s contributions and community talks exemplify how to innovate on Twilio’s platform across industries.

Tristan Blackwell

Nationality: British

A Twilio Champion in 2024, Tristan specializes in Twilio Flex and contact-center solutions.

At Zing Dev (a Twilio Preferred Partner), he has spent the last few years building scalable applications leveraging Twilio’s suite – from Flex to Conversations and Serverless. He focuses on tailoring Twilio Flex for enterprise workflows and integrating it with external systems to improve customer experiences. Tristan actively shares Twilio tips (like his open-source Twilio + Zod validation helpers on GitHub) and speaks at Twilio events, helping other developers tackle Twilio challenges confidently.

Amee Covarrubias

Nationality: American

Amee is a Twilio Champion known for marrying technology with social impact.

She previously served as a Code for America Fellow building apps for homeless services, and she frequently promotes inclusive tech. With a background in community organizing and software engineering, Amee uses Twilio to create equitable solutions (for example, projects that connect underrepresented communities with services via SMS). Now at Thoughtworks, she continues to drive global impact through software, embodying Twilio’s “communications for good” ethos. Amee’s influence is also recognized outside Twilio – she was featured in a Code for America leaders series for her work.

Andreas Kater

Andreas Kater - Top 18 Twilio Developers for Hire

Nationality: German

Andreas is a seasoned developer who has built a niche focusing on Twilio integrations.

As an independent consultant, he specializes in solutions that combine Twilio with cloud platforms like Google Cloud. Andreas has helped various clients implement Twilio (from SMS workflows to voice bots) into their products quickly. A 2024 Twilio Champion, he’s recognized for sharing best practices with fellow developers – whether it’s on forums or meetups – and proving that even solo freelancers can become go-to Twilio experts.

Carlos Severo

Nationality: Brazilian

Carlos is a Twilio Champion and backend engineer deeply versed in Twilio’s ecosystem.

With over two years of hands-on experience across nearly all Twilio services – Flex, Studio, Conversations, Serverless, and more – he has developed robust communications solutions for businesses. Formerly at fintech startup MeuTudo and now at Slideworks, Carlos often serves as the Twilio subject-matter expert on his teams, ensuring systems scale and run reliably on Twilio. He also engages with the dev community in Brazil to mentor others on building with Twilio’s APIs.

Matthias Damm

Nationality: German

Matthias is both a Twilio Champion and a Twilio employee who excels in creating innovative Twilio solutions.

With nearly two decades in software (ex-Check Point engineer), he now leads a solutions engineering team at Twilio. Matthias is passionate about using WhatsApp and SMS to solve customer problems – for example, he wrote a Twilio blog tutorial on reducing appointment no-shows with WhatsApp reminders. In the community, he shares insights from his projects and encourages other developers as a mentor. His mix of deep technical knowledge and community advocacy represents the best of Twilio’s developer spirit.

Charles Oduk

Charles Oduk - Top 18 Twilio Developers for Hire

Nationality: Kenyan

Charles is a full-stack developer and team lead using Twilio to drive social change.

At Acumen Academy (a global non-profit education platform), he leads development of systems that connect social innovators worldwide. A Twilio Champion, Charles often integrates Twilio services (like Autopilot bots or SMS outreach) into platforms for community building and learning. He started in tech by building an e-commerce app for himself, but fell in love with creating tech that leaves an impact – exemplified by how he uses Twilio to broaden Acumen’s reach to underserved communities.

Massimiliano Orefice

Nationality: Italian

“Max” Orefice is a highly skilled Twilio and automation consultant with years of experience helping companies implement Twilio.

He has worked as a Twilio expert-for-hire (via Codementor and Intch), solving clients’ SMS and IVR challenges, and he recently joined Terazo – a Twilio services partner – as a lead product manager. Massimiliano is also a Twilio Champion and mentor, active in online communities (he even moderates a Twilio Developers Facebook group). His dual role as a hands-on developer and a product strategist gives him a unique perspective on building Twilio features that are both technically sound and user-friendly.

Mohammed Agboola

I don’t just build projects—I build conversations between humans and machines.

Nationality: Nigerian

Mohammed is a prolific young developer who merges Twilio with cutting-edge tech like AI.

A Twilio Champion and active DEV community member, he gained attention for his project “Mastering Chess with Twilio and OpenAI” – an interactive chess game that uses Twilio WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger APIs alongside GPT-based intelligence. He has earned multiple DEV challenge badges for Twilio integrations. By day Mohammed leads frontend development at an enterprise, but he also builds side projects (e.g. translation apps using Twilio Functions) and contributes tutorials, demonstrating how Twilio can enhance web and mobile applications.

Roberto Baldizon

Roberto Baldizon - Top 18 Twilio Developers for Hire

Nationality: Guatemalan-American

Roberto is a technologist and entrepreneur using Twilio to solve healthcare and social challenges.

He founded Silibrain, a startup that created VibesDoc – a telehealth tool that helps patients get diagnosed and treated remotely. VibesDoc leverages Twilio (for video and messaging) to connect doctors with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, a solution Roberto demoed at international forums. A Twilio Champion, he is passionate about “tech for bettering life” (as per his motto) and frequently presents at Public Good App House and TechSoup events about how Twilio-powered apps can improve healthcare access. Roberto’s work exemplifies Twilio’s impact in the nonprofit and health sectors.

Robert Pearson

Nationality: British

Robert is a veteran developer bringing Twilio into the banking sector.

As a Principal Engineer at Barclays and a Twilio Champion, he focuses on “Conversational Banking,” building chat and IVR solutions that often rely on Twilio’s channels. For example, he has worked on integrating Twilio with Dialogflow for smart customer support bots. Robert remains active in the Twilio community – answering technical questions and sharing lessons on deploying Twilio in high-security environments like finance. His work demonstrates Twilio’s versatility beyond startups, proving its value in large-scale, regulated industries.

Jonathan De Jong

Nationality: American

Jonathan is a senior engineering leader who has championed Twilio’s adoption for multilingual communication services.

At GLOBO – a language translation and call-center platform – he integrated Twilio Voice’s Media Streams API to enable real-time sentiment analysis for phone interpreters. This innovation improved call experiences for thousands of agents and customers, showcasing Twilio’s power in contact centers. A Twilio Champion, Jonathan speaks frequently at SIGNAL and in Jeff Lawson’s Ask Your Developer case studies, sharing how proactive use of Twilio and AI drives better customer outcomes. Despite being an executive, he remains hands-on and excited about Twilio tech.

Trust Jamin (Okpukoro)

Trust Jamin Okpukoro - Top 18 Twilio Developers for Hire

Nationality: Nigerian

Trust is a prolific developer advocate and 2024 Twilio Champion with a passion for empowering fellow developers.

With a background in front-end and Go development, he has improved developer experience at companies like Uploadcare and Directus. He also co-founded Polygon Guild Lagos, nurturing Africa’s web3 community. As a Twilio Champion and Notion Ambassador, Trust collaborates on global initiatives to uplift developers – giving talks, writing articles, and building demo apps that showcase Twilio. His technical blogging (over 1 million views across Dev.to, Hashnode, etc.) breaks down complex concepts into friendly guides. Trust’s developer-first mindset and community leadership make him a standout Twilio expert.

Marco Tibaldeschi

Nationality: Italian

Marco is a veteran technologist and a polyglot champion – he’s both an Amazon Alexa Champion and a Twilio Champion.

As co-founder and CTO of multiple startups (MarketRock, eDock), he’s integrated Twilio services into SaaS products since the early 2000s. Marco has built everything from SMS notification systems for e-commerce to voice assistants. He also actively writes and speaks: he has published Medium articles on software best practices and served on an EU AI focus group. Marco’s breadth of experience in building communication apps (and mentoring others to do the same) cements his spot among the Twilio elite.

Drew Baumann

Drew Baumann - Top 18 Twilio Developers for Hire

Nationality: American

Drew is a startup CTO who stays hands-on with code – and he’s used Twilio in creative ways.

He co-founded Repeat (an e-commerce tech startup) and still codes experimental projects for fun. On the Twilio blog he published a tutorial combining OpenAI’s GPT-3 with Twilio SMS to auto-generate cooking recipes via text, demonstrating Twilio’s synergy with AI services. A Twilio Champion, Drew often advocates for developers to embrace AI + communications mashups. His ability to rapidly prototype apps (like IoT hacks and Ruby chatbots) with Twilio, while also scaling a company, exemplifies the modern “builder” CTO spirit that Twilio celebrates.

Edgar Mulei

Nationality: Kenyan

Edgar is a prominent figure in Kenya’s tech scene and a 2024 Twilio Champion.

Originally trained as a mechanical engineer, he pivoted to software projects that improve lives – many of which leverage Twilio for communication. Edgar has been involved in deploying solutions in domains like healthcare and sustainability (e.g. SMS systems for circular economy initiatives). In 2024, he was selected as one of Twilio’s 30 global Champions, recognizing his leadership in promoting Twilio’s tools across Africa. Edgar frequently shares insights in webinars and community events, inspiring African developers to build with Twilio.

Randy Drielinger

Nationality: Dutch

Randy is an entrepreneur turning contact-center innovation into reality with Twilio.

As founder of 3Fiftynine, a company building next-gen contact center solutions, he has partnered with Twilio and cutting-edge audio tech (like IRIS Clarity for noise suppression) to revolutionize call centers. Randy’s company works closely with Twilio Flex and Voice APIs to serve the European market, and under his leadership 3Fiftynine has expanded into the UK and EU with Twilio-based offerings. A Twilio Champion, Randy brings 15+ years of telecom experience and often shares his insights on improving customer experience through Twilio’s platform.

Wrap Up

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