Staff Software Engineer, Compute (Temporal Cloud)

Temporal Technologies; United States; On-site; USD 212,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Premium medical/dental/vision coverage

Empower 401K plan

Equity plan participation

Learning & development perks

Home office internet stipend

Job summary

Temporal Technologies seeks a Staff Software Engineer for Temporal Cloud Compute to design and operate distributed compute primitives, scale worker fleets, and deliver durable cloud services.

You will own end-to-end features, implement secure, multi-tenant architectures, and collaborate with Server, SDKs, Security, and Control Plane teams to drive platform coherence.

Qualifications

• Significant experience building distributed systems.
• Experience with multi-tenant platform services.
• Strong systems fundamentals: concurrency, performance, reliability.
• A track record shipping platform primitives used by engineers/customers.
• Comfort owning outcomes: SLOs, incident response, on-call quality.
• Excellent written communication; Go experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Invent: design new compute primitives and autoscaling capabilities for Temporal Cloud.
• Own: architect, build, and operate hot-path services for task execution and cloud integrations.
• Teach: mentor teams, lead design reviews, and drive cross-team coherence.
• Lead: influence Server, SDKs, Security, and Control Plane to land coherent platform changes.

Skills

Distributed systems

Multi‑tenant platforms

Concurrency

Performance

Reliability

On-call ownership

Written communication

Tools

Go

Kubernetes

Job description

Temporal is an open source programming model that simplifies code, builds reliable applications, and lets developers focus on delivering features faster. Our mission is to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox.

Staff Software Engineer, Compute (Temporal Cloud)

Temporal powers durable execution for the world’s most demanding AI and enterprise systems. The Compute team builds managed compute primitives that run workers and other execution systems across Temporal Cloud, making durability effortless by providing transparent, elastic, safe‑by‑default, observable, and multi‑cloud solutions.

As Part Of This Role, You Will

Invent

• Create new managed compute primitives that feel first‑class in Temporal Cloud: crisp abstractions, clean APIs, and an extension story across compute providers.
• Design self‑optimizing autoscaling systems (signals, backstops, debouncing, guardrails) that scale worker fleets safely and predictably.
• Define the Open Source Server and Cloud boundary for compute capabilities, keeping the architecture cohesive and maintainable.

Own

• Architect, build, and operate services on the hot path of task execution where performance and correctness are customer‑visible.
• Deliver real‑world cloud integrations (e.g., customer‑account execution): IAM boundaries, secure credentials handling, networking constraints, quotas, and failure modes.
• Make operability a feature: SLOs, tracing/metrics, load and failure testing, incident reviews, and continuous hardening.
• Ship end‑to‑end: API design, rollout strategy, backwards compatibility, and long‑term maintenance.

Teach

• Raise the bar through design docs, strong reviews, pragmatic technical leadership, and mentorship.
• Lead through influence across teams (Server, SDKs, Security, Control Plane) to land coherent platform changes.

What You Bring

• Significant experience building distributed systems or multi‑tenant platform services (design, implementation, and production operations).
• Strong systems fundamentals: concurrency, performance, reliability, and failure‑mode thinking.
• A record of shipping platform primitives used by other engineers/customers (APIs, control planes, data planes).
• Comfort owning outcomes: SLOs, incident response, and improving on‑call quality over time.
• Excellent written communication and crisp trade‑off thinking. Go experience is a plus; judgment matters most.

Nice to Have

• Experience building cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Experience with IAM/security boundaries for cross‑account execution models.
• Experience building Kubernetes controllers/CRDs or heterogeneous worker fleet operations.

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $212,000 – $286,000 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. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.

Employee benefits and perks below are for full‑time employees, part‑time or temporary positions are excluded.

U.S. 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, home office setup, professional memberships, WFH meals, internet stipend and more!

International Benefits

Paid time off (PTO) and benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, home office setup, professional memberships, work‑from‑home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental 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.

Temporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.

Temporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please let your recruiter know so we can assist.