Senior Product Manager, Scalability & Compute

About the role

Summary

As the Senior Product Manager focused on worker scalability & compute, you will own how developers deploy, host, and scale Temporal workers. You'll shape the compute runtime story for Temporal, from self-managed Kubernetes deployments to fully serverless execution. This role directly impacts developer experience: how easy it is to get workflows running, version them safely, and scale them automatically.

What You'll Do

• Own the roadmap for worker deployment options, including self-hosted and serverless execution models
• Lead worker versioning initiatives to enable safe, zero-downtime code deployments with excellent developer experience
• Evolve the Temporal Worker Controller for Kubernetes to provide worker management capabilities to the Kubernetes ecosystem
• Define the path for serverless worker execution, removing infrastructure management from the developer experience entirely
• Partner with engineering to improve worker tuning, resource efficiency, and scaling behavior across diverse compute environments
• Collaborate with customers and community to understand worker deployment pain points and validate solution directions

What You Bring

• Strong background in compute platforms: serverless (Lambda, Cloud Run, App Engine), container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS), or similar infrastructure
• Experience with Version Control, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment systems
• Experience building developer-facing products where deployment simplicity and operational excellence are key differentiators
• Familiarity with autoscaling systems, workload scheduling, and resource optimization at scale
• Understanding of code versioning, deployment strategies, and the developer experience challenges of long-running stateful systems
• Proven ability to translate complex infrastructure capabilities into intuitive developer experiences
• A pragmatic, customer-focused product management approach with strong technical communication skills

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $180,000 - $230,000, depending on qualifications and location.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.
• 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!

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States

• Variety of benefits and perquisites offered based on location, including but not limited to:
• $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

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.