Senior Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems (Go/Java)

Temporal Technologies Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Temporal Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and ship core Temporal server features. You will tackle distributed systems challenges and collaborate with cross‑functional teams in a remote environment.

You will contribute to task matching, scheduling, and workflow execution, mentor junior engineers, participate in design reviews, and help maintain a high‑quality, scalable backend platform. This role values ownership and initiative in production systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building/operating production distributed systems.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, concurrency, and fault tolerance.
• Experience writing concurrent code in Go or Java.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features for Temporal server, addressing scheduling and workflow execution challenges.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers to build scalable server-side solutions and improve reliability.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews, mentoring junior engineers.

Skills

Distributed systems

Go or Java

Concurrency

Backend design

Tools

Git workflows

Job description

Temporal Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and ship core Temporal server features. You will tackle distributed systems challenges and collaborate with cross‑functional teams in a remote environment.

You will contribute to task matching, scheduling, and workflow execution, mentor junior engineers, participate in design reviews, and help maintain a high‑quality, scalable backend platform. This role values ownership and initiative in production systems.