Senior Software Engineer, Temporal Cloud

About Us

Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen.

Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble.

Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

Summary

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Software Engineer on the Temporal Cloud team, where you'll play a pivotal role in building and operating the infrastructure that powers Temporal's managed cloud offering. Our work spans several key domains:

• Namespace Management & Enterprise Features - Building and operating the Namespace platform across AWS, GCP, and Azure, managing provisioning workflows, and delivering enterprise capabilities such as audit logs, export history, notifications, and control plane data pipelines
• Billing, Metering, Onboarding & Offboarding - Managing customer lifecycle operations including usage metering, billing systems, customer onboarding workflows, and offboarding processes
• Identity & Access Management - Developing secure authentication and authorization frameworks that enable customers to manage and access their Temporal Cloud resources safely
• Cloud Foundation & Developer Experience - Ensuring platform reliability, availability, and developer productivity across the entire cloud infrastructure, including Cloud API, Terraform provider, and CLI tooling

In this position, you'll directly contribute to the scalability, reliability, and security of Temporal Cloud, empowering you to substantially impact our technology and the thousands of customers who depend on it.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain systems across namespace management, IAM, enterprise features, and cloud infrastructure
• Build and operate the Namespace platform across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including provisioning workflows and resource management
• Implement enterprise capabilities such as audit logs, export history, notifications, and control plane data pipelines
• Develop security and access control features that enable enterprise customers to manage their cloud deployments safely
• Contribute to platform reliability, availability, and developer productivity initiatives
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with customer needs
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure system reliability and respond to production incidents
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design reviews for cloud platform features

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts including concurrency, consistency, and fault tolerance
• Proficiency in Go or similar systems-level programming languages
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable, reliable systems and APIs
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate complex production issues
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take ownership of features from design through deployment

Nice to Haves

• Prior experience with Temporal or workflow orchestration systems
• Experience building IAM systems, authentication, or authorization frameworks
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native infrastructure
• Background in multi-tenant SaaS platforms and enterprise feature development
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools and practices

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $176,000 - $237,000 depending on experience and location.
• This role is also eligible to participate in Temporal’s equity plan.

Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.

Employee benefits and perks below are for full-time employees, part-time or temporary positions are excluded. 

U.S. Benefits 

• Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
• 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
• AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)
• Empower 401K Plan
• Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!

International Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com.  Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.

Travel

Temporal is a globally distributed, collaborative team that values opportunities for in-person connection. Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.

Additional Perks 

• $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals 
• $1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
• $1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
• $1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)
• $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
• Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

Temporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.

Temporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please let your Recruiter know so we can assist.

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