Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure
About Us
Temporal is an open source programming model designed to simplify code, enhance application reliability, and support developers in delivering features faster. Our mission is to serve as the foundational tool for every developer's toolbox and we are assembling a team dedicated to achieving this goal. Our core values guide our actions—these values are reflected in how we interact, make decisions, and collaborate to achieve our objectives. We are curious, driven, collaborative, genuine, and humble. Temporal is expanding and we seek individuals who share our values, challenge conventional thinking, and wish to shape our future. If you are passionate about improving the developer experience, contributing to high-quality open-source software, and joining our dynamic team, we would welcome your application.
Summary
We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer in our Infrastructure organization. This role focuses on driving technical vision, setting architecture standards, and executing complex, high-impact projects across cloud compute, traffic, security, and reliability. The role involves owning the technical design and implementation of systems powering Temporal Cloud, leading technical discussions with stakeholders, and mentoring engineers to elevate the engineering bar.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term architectural strategy for our multi-cloud compute and traffic platforms.
- Lead hands-on implementation for critical infrastructure projects, focusing on reliability, system automation, and performance at scale.
- Maintain a culture of engineering and operational excellence.
- Own Technical leadership and mentorship of engineers through design reviews and code contributions—define the technical direction and eliminate architectural barriers to execution.
- Maintain end-to-end technical stewardship for your systems, ensuring execution aligns with architectural vision and best practices.
- Act as a key technical advisor to Engineering Leadership and Product Management, influencing the strategic direction of Temporal Cloud infrastructure.
- Cross-team collaboration to align architectural roadmaps and drive adoption of best practices.
- Participation and leadership in design reviews for projects across Infrastructure (Developer Productivity) with a focus on automation, infrastructure, scalability, and reliability.
- Partnering with Security to build 'secure by default' systems.
- Engaging with key customers to help understand their deep technical requirements and enable their business with platform capabilities.
Requirements
- Graduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Expert-level design and coding skills with deep knowledge of performance tuning, concurrency, and distributed systems architecture.
- Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale public cloud infrastructure.
- Excellent technical leadership and impact—10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with significant time spent operating at the Senior/Staff IC level.
- Deep experience in building and leading the development of complex distributed software systems and microservices for a cloud infrastructure organization.
- Hands-on expertise with multiple cloud providers, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Superior collaboration skills and experience driving technical alignment across an organization and drafting long-term technical roadmaps.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and a willingness to communicate complex solutions and results to all levels of the organization.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Expert-level design and coding skills with deep knowledge of performance tuning, concurrency, and distributed systems architecture.
- Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale public cloud infrastructure.
- Excellent technical leadership and impact—10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with significant time spent operating at the Senior/Staff IC level.
- Deep experience in building and leading the development of complex distributed software systems and microservices for a cloud infrastructure organization.
- Hands-on expertise with multiple cloud providers, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Superior collaboration skills and experience driving technical alignment across an organization and drafting long-term technical roadmaps.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and a willingness to communicate complex solutions and results to all levels of the organization.
Skills
- Design and coding skills with deep knowledge of performance tuning, concurrency, and distributed systems architecture.
- Experience designing and implementing large-scale public cloud infrastructure.
- Technical leadership and impact—10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with significant time spent operating at the Senior/Staff IC level.
- Experience in building and leading the development of complex distributed software systems and microservices for a cloud infrastructure organization.
- Hands-on expertise with multiple cloud providers, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Collaboration skills and experience driving technical alignment across an organization and drafting long-term technical roadmaps.
- Oral and written communication skills and a willingness to communicate complex solutions and results to all levels of the organization.
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!
Pay
The estimated pay range for this role is $260,000 - $325,000 depending on experience and location. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan. Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets.
Schedule
Full-time position.
Location
Remote-friendly, global team.