Staff Software Engineer, Compute (temporal Cloud)

Temporal

Remote
Base: $212,000 - $286,000; bonus/equity: eligible ...
Remote
Distributed systems experience
Multi-tenant platform services
Concurrency and performance fundamentals
Temporal is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Compute team, focusing on building managed compute primitives for Temporal Cloud. The role emphasizes creating durable and scalable systems while fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture

Job Summary

  • Temporal is building the reliable foundation of every developer's toolbox by creating managed compute primitives that run workers across Temporal Cloud.
  • The role involves inventing self-optimizing autoscaling systems and defining the boundary between open source server capabilities and cloud features.
  • Employees receive unlimited PTO, 100% premium coverage for medical/dental/vision, and annual stipends for meals, professional enrichment, and home office setup.

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Temporal is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Compute team, focusing on building managed compute primitives for Temporal Cloud. The role emphasizes creating durable and scalable systems while fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture.

Salary

Base: $212,000 - $286,000; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for equity plan; Benefits: Unlimited PTO, full health coverage, and various stipends

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Distributed systems experience
  • Multi-tenant platform services
  • Concurrency and performance fundamentals
  • API design and rollout strategy
  • SLOs and incident response ownership

Nice-to-have

  • Go programming language experience
  • Cloud infrastructure platform building
  • IAM security boundaries knowledge
  • Kubernetes controllers or CRDs
  • Heterogeneous worker fleet operations

Key Requirements

  • Significant experience with distributed systems
  • Record of shipping platform primitives
  • Strong systems fundamentals in concurrency

Work Rights

Not specified

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