Senior Software Engineer, Temporal Cloud

Temporal Technologies

About The Position

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Software Engineer on the Temporal Cloud team, where you'll play a pivotal role in building and operating the infrastructure that powers Temporal's managed cloud offering. Our work spans several key domains: Namespace Management & Enterprise Features - Building and operating the Namespace platform across AWS, GCP, and Azure, managing provisioning workflows, and delivering enterprise capabilities such as audit logs, export history, notifications, and control plane data pipelines Billing, Metering, Onboarding & Offboarding - Managing customer lifecycle operations including usage metering, billing systems, customer onboarding workflows, and offboarding processes Identity & Access Management - Developing secure authentication and authorization frameworks that enable customers to manage and access their Temporal Cloud resources safely Cloud Foundation & Developer Experience - Ensuring platform reliability, availability, and developer productivity across the entire cloud infrastructure, including Cloud API, Terraform provider, and CLI tooling In this position, you'll directly contribute to the scalability, reliability, and security of Temporal Cloud, empowering you to substantially impact our technology and the thousands of customers who depend on it.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts including concurrency, consistency, and fault tolerance
Proficiency in Go or similar systems-level programming languages
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable, reliable systems and APIs
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate complex production issues
Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take ownership of features from design through deployment

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with Temporal or workflow orchestration systems
Experience building IAM systems, authentication, or authorization frameworks
Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native infrastructure
Background in multi-tenant SaaS platforms and enterprise feature development
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools and practices

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain systems across namespace management, IAM, enterprise features, and cloud infrastructure
Build and operate the Namespace platform across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including provisioning workflows and resource management
Implement enterprise capabilities such as audit logs, export history, notifications, and control plane data pipelines
Develop security and access control features that enable enterprise customers to manage their cloud deployments safely
Contribute to platform reliability, availability, and developer productivity initiatives
Collaborate with product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with customer needs
Participate in on-call rotation to ensure system reliability and respond to production incidents
Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design reviews for cloud platform features

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, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!
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, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.
$3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
$1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
$1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
$1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)
$74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness