Senior Software Engineer, Temporal

• The Temporal Cloud Foundations group is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep experience building reliable and scalable distributed systems in production
• This role is ideal for engineers who are highly technical, collaborative, and eager to take ownership in building infrastructure for a hyper-growth company
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years working on scalable distributed systems in production
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, concurrency, fault tolerance, and multi-threading
• Proficiency in writing concurrent code in a language like Go, Java, or similar
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating production systems in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Track record of driving projects from concept through design, implementation, launch, and ongoing operations
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in small, collaborative, high-ownership teams
• Experience mentoring or leading engineers, and contributing to architectural decisions

Desirable

• In this role, you’ll lead the design, development, and improvement of the infrastructure that powers the Temporal Cloud Platform
• You’ll partner closely with teammates and cross-functional stakeholders to drive architecture, guide technical trade-offs, and operate services that support our customers at scale
• This is a unique opportunity to shape the foundation of our platform while gaining deep expertise with the Temporal open source server and our cloud services
• Lead the design and implementation of features for our Cloud Operational API, Temporal Workflows, Enterprise Features, and data pipelines
• Drive architectural discussions, setting direction for the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our services
• Build and advocate for a strong developer experience for Temporal Cloud customers
• Make and communicate practical technical trade-offs that balance customer needs, reliability, and system performance
• Take ownership across the lifecycle of services—from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and operations
• Improve and scale our tools (operational tools, CI/CD, deployment systems), processes, and engineering practices
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers on the team, raising the overall technical bar