Niclas Björner is a senior software engineer and engineering leader with 14 years of experience building high-throughput, real-time communication services, primarily within Twilio’s SMS and SMPP stack. He has progressed from system developer to tech lead and engineering manager, helping found and scale a team focused on reliable SMS delivery at carrier scale. Niclas combines hands-on systems engineering with people leadership, owning both architecture and day-to-day operational excellence for mission-critical messaging. Based in Visby, Sweden, he brings deep pragmatic expertise in protocols and delivery guarantees that rarely appears on résumés, shaped by early work at Beepsend and a background in information security. He’s known for turning complex telecom requirements into resilient, testable services while mentoring engineers to operate at scale.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science & Information Security, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science & Information Security at Blekinge Institute of Technology
Contributions:9 reviews, 7 commits, 5 PRs in 2 years
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Niclas Björner - Senior Software Engineer (L4) at Twilio