Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Temporal has an opening for a Senior Staff Software Engineer in its Infrastructure organization, focused on driving technical vision, setting architecture standards, and executing complex, high-leverage projects across cloud compute, traffic, security, and reliability. This high-impact role broadly owns the technical design and implementation of systems powering Temporal Cloud. You will lead technical discussions with stakeholders, engage strategic customers, and work effectively with executives, engineering leadership, and individual contributors across teams.
Responsibilities
- ▹Define and execute the long-term architectural strategy for multi-cloud compute and traffic platforms
- ▹Lead hands-on implementation for critical infrastructure projects focused on reliability, automation, and performance at scale
- ▹Build multi-year technical roadmaps for infrastructure scalability, reliability, security, and engineering velocity
- ▹Provide technical leadership and mentorship through design reviews and code contributions
- ▹Act as a key technical advisor to engineering leadership and product management
- ▹Partner with Security to build 'secure by default' systems
- ▹Engage with key customers to understand their deep technical requirements
- ▹Own the reliability of systems under your technical ownership
Requirements
- ▹Graduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a 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
- ▹At least 10 years of experience as a Software Engineer, with significant time at the Senior/Staff IC level
- ▹Deep experience building and leading 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 drafting long-term technical roadmaps
- ▹Excellent oral and written communication skills
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹The estimated pay range for this role is $260,000-$325,000 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.