Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure Foundations
Temporal is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join its Infrastructure Foundations team, focused on driving technical strategy, alignment, and execution across compute, networking, and cloud orchestration. This is an opportunity to contribute to the scalability, reliability, and operational excellence of Temporal's core infrastructure while influencing the long-term direction of the platform. You will design and build systems that optimize cloud usage and scale for global expansion.
Responsibilities
- ▹Design and build systems that optimize cloud usage and scale for global expansion
- ▹Contribute to system architecture and execution with a focus on distributed systems
- ▹Co-author roadmaps setting the vision for infrastructure scalability, reliability, and engineering velocity
- ▹Build reliable and scalable network, storage, and compute systems
- ▹Develop partnerships across engineering, security, and product teams to align infrastructure goals
- ▹Lead design reviews focused on reliability, scalability, and maintainability
- ▹Partner with Security to ensure infrastructure is secure by default
- ▹Mentor and grow other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration
Requirements
- ▹Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional engineering efforts across cloud, compute, networking, and storage infrastructure
- ▹Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, able to drive alignment across diverse teams
- ▹A track record of contributing to long-term technical roadmaps and making system-level tradeoffs
- ▹At least 8+ years of coding experience in languages such as Go, Java, or similar, with expertise in concurrent code
- ▹Strong experience designing distributed systems and using concurrency primitives
- ▹Deep expertise in at least one infrastructure domain (compute, networking, or storage) and familiarity with related domains
- ▹Hands-on experience with one or more cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), optimizing for cost, performance, and reliability
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹The estimated pay range for this role is $212,000-$286,000 depending on experience and location
- ▹The estimated pay range is specified per role, depending on experience and location
- ▹Eligibility to participate in Temporal's equity plan
- ▹Unlimited PTO, 12 holidays + 2 floating holidays
- ▹100% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision
- ▹AD&D, long- and short-term disability, and life insurance
- ▹Empower 401K plan
- ▹$3,600/year work-from-home meals
- ▹$1,800/year professional enrichment (career development and memberships)
- ▹$1,200/year lifestyle spending account
- ▹$1,000/year in-home office setup, in addition to company-issued equipment
- ▹$74/month internet reimbursement
- ▹Calm app subscription for mental health and wellness
About the company
Temporal is an open source programming model that simplifies code, makes applications more reliable, and helps developers focus on delivering features faster. Its mission is to be the reliable foundation of every developer's toolbox. Its values are being curious, driven, collaborative, genuine, and humble.