Staff Software Engineer, Temporal Technologies
Infrastructure Foundations
$212-286k
+ Equity
More information about location
Durable execution solutions
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Durable execution solutions
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$212-286k
+ Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make code fault tolerant, durable and simple.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional engineering efforts focused on cloud, compute, networking, and storage infrastructure
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse teams and stakeholders
- A track record of contributing to long-term technical roadmaps and making thoughtful system-level tradeoffs
- At least 8+ years of coding experience in languages such as Go, Java, or similar, with expertise in writing concurrent code
- Strong experience designing distributed systems and utilizing concurrency primitives
- Deep expertise in at least one infrastructure domain (e.g., compute, networking, storage) and familiarity with related domains
- Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), with an understanding of how to optimize for cost, performance, and reliability
- A passion for driving technical excellence, scalability, and operational reliability in cloud-based infrastructure
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure Foundations team. This role focuses on driving technical strategy, alignment, and execution across compute, networking, and cloud orchestration
- This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the scalability, reliability, and operational excellence of Temporal’s core infrastructure while also influencing the long-term direction of the platform
- Design and build systems that optimize cloud usage and scale for global expansion
- Contribute to system architecture and execution with a focus on distributed systems
- Co-author roadmaps, setting the vision for infrastructure scalability, reliability, and engineering velocity
- Build reliable and scalable network, storage, and compute systems
- Foster and maintain a culture of engineering and operational excellence
- Develop effective partnerships across engineering, security, and product teams to ensure alignment of infrastructure goals
- Lead design reviews for projects, with a focus on system reliability, scalability, and maintainability
- Partner with Security to ensure infrastructure is secure by default
- Engage directly with stakeholders and customers to understand their requirements and enable their success
- Deeply understand how to leverage Temporal’s platform to power infrastructure at scale
- Gain insights into customer needs and translate them into infrastructure design decisions
- Explore new technologies and approaches to enhance infrastructure reliability and scalability
- Share and advocate for design principles to build reliable systems at scale
- Mentor and grow other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration
- Drive alignment across teams, ensuring roadmaps and priorities remain connected to organizational goals
Our take
The growing complexity of modern software systems places a strain on developers, making applications harder to plan, build, and test. While cloud-native services simplify experiences for end users, they introduce new challenges for developers, like around managing state in distributed, microservices-based architectures. Temporal Technologies addresses this problem with an MIT-licensed platform that identifies and manages applications tate, so developers can built reliable, scalable systems with more confidence.
The company offers an open source microservices orchestration platform, giving developers more time to code, while Temporal manages the scalability and reliability. The company’s technology is used to solve state management at an impressive list of cloud and tech companies, including Netflix, Doordash, Snap, and Google Cloud.
The company has achieved unicorn status in 2022 and now has a valuation of over $2.5B. Its most recent funding came in at $146M and with this, Temporal plans to move into the next chapter in its space: AI, as well as focusing on R&D, putting it in a good position within the evolving market.
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Insights
76% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2025
$144m
LATE VC
Jan 2024
$103m
LATE VC
Total funding: $706.3m
Company benefits
- Remote-First Workforce: We embrace a remote-first culture with flexible schedules, allowing you to balance work and life on your terms. Work from your home office or one of 150+ WeWork locations worldwide. If there’s no WeWork near you, we cover alternative co-working spaces. Plus, our Travel to Coworking stipend supports your commute with coverage for public transport, ride-sharing, or parking expenses.
- Flexible Time Off: Employee wellness is key to our success. We encourage you to take the time you need to maintain balance and stay refreshed — whether it's for recovery, vacation, or personal time. In addition to unlimited flexible time off, we offer 12 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays (US).
- Medical, Dental & Vision: We provide comprehensive healthcare benefits from day one, covering 100% of premiums for you and your family. You can choose between a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) or a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan, with dental (including orthodontics) and full vision coverage. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are available, with employer contributions to HSA plans.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan: Planning for your future is important, and our 401(k) plan helps you build a secure financial foundation. With a range of investment options and the flexibility to contribute pre-tax or after-tax income, we make saving simple.
- Disability & Life Insurance Coverage: Our disability and life insurance ensure financial security for you and your loved ones during life’s uncertainties, from illness to injury or unexpected loss. Coverage begins on day one, with 100% of premiums covered for peace of mind.
- Paid Parental Leave: We support your family at every stage. Birth parents receive up to 20 weeks of fully paid leave, and non-birth parents up to 12 weeks. We also offer comprehensive support throughout your fertility planning journey.
- Remote Office Perks: While we provide you with the basics, enjoy a home office stipend to build up your workspace ($1,000/year), an internet stipend to ensure connectivity ($74/month), and reimbursements for work-from-home meals ($300/month).
- Health & Wellness Perks: Take advantage of a lifestyle spending account ($1,200/year), free access to the Calm app, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) offering personalized support, therapy, and other resources.
- Learning & Development Perks: Invest in your growth with a learning and development stipend ($1,500/year) for courses and certifications, and a professional membership stipend ($500/year) to deepen your industry involvement.
Company HQ
West Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Leadership
Maxim Fateev
(Co-Founder & CTO)Former Senior Staff Engineer at Uber. Previously worked as a Staff Software Engineer at Google, Principal SDE at Amazon Web Services, Principal RSDE at Microsoft, and was a Senior Software Engineer at Amazon.com.
Samar Abbas
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Staff Software Engineer at Uber. Previously worked at Microsoft as a Principal Software Engineer, and was a Software Design Engineer at Amazon.
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