Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Identity

Temporal Technologies

3h • $212,000 - $237,000 • Remote

About The Position

Temporal is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Identity to help design, build, and operate the identity and access systems behind Temporal Cloud — a multi-tenant SaaS platform. You'll work on the systems that authenticate users and workloads, authorize access to namespaces and APIs, and integrate with customer identity providers. You'll partner with Security, Product, and infrastructure teams to deliver "secure by default" capabilities while keeping the developer and operator experience strong.

Requirements

• Solid hands-on experience building and operating production identity or auth systems — OAuth 2.0/OIDC, SAML, JWT, and token/key rotation
• Good understanding of authorization models (RBAC, ABAC); familiarity with policy engines like OPA, Cedar, or OpenFGA is a plus
• Experience operating distributed systems in production, including some on-call responsibility
• Proficiency in Go; experience with Python, Java, or Rust is a plus
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across security, product, and engineering teams

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to workload identity or short-lived / federated credentials (SPIFFE/SPIRE, mTLS, WIF)
• Experience with SCIM provisioning and enterprise SSO integrations
• Contributions to identity OSS projects (Keycloak, Ory, Dex, OpenFGA, SPIRE)
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA) as they apply to IAM
• Familiarity with Temporal or other durable-execution engines, especially auth implications around workers and task queues
• Experience designing customer-facing API auth (scoped tokens, API keys, rotation)

Responsibilities

• Build and improve core parts of Temporal Cloud's identity platform — authentication (OAuth 2.0/OIDC, SAML), authorization (RBAC and policy-based access), and workload identity — so customers and workloads can authenticate securely
• Help keep the auth path fast and reliable to meet Temporal Cloud's SLOs through caching, token handling, and revocation strategies
• Integrate with enterprise identity providers (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace) and support user provisioning (SCIM), with attention to common identity threats such as token replay and privilege escalation
• Partner with Security, Product, and platform teams to ship secure-by-default patterns and contribute to IAM lifecycle and audit practices
• Write clear architecture and design docs, and contribute to the team's technical direction

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
• Learning & Development
• Lifestyle Spending
• In-Home Office Setup
• Professional Memberships
• WFH Meals
• Internet Stipend
• Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed