TL;DR

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Infrastructure): Defining and executing long-term architectural strategy for multi-cloud compute and traffic platforms with an accent on system reliability, automation, and performance at scale. Focus on leading technical design, mentoring staff, and driving engineering excellence across distributed cloud infrastructure.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $260,000 - $325,000

Company

Temporal is an open-source programming model building a reliable foundation for developer tools to simplify code and improve application reliability.

What you will do

  • Define and execute multi-year architectural roadmaps for multi-cloud compute and traffic platforms.
  • Lead implementation of critical infrastructure projects focused on automation, scalability, and performance.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship through design reviews and hands-on code contributions.
  • Act as a key advisor to engineering leadership to align technical vision with product strategy.
  • Partner with security teams to ensure the development of secure-by-default systems.
  • Collaborate with key customers to solve deep technical challenges and enable platform capabilities.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with significant experience at a Senior or Staff level.
  • Expert-level design and coding skills with deep expertise in performance tuning, concurrency, and distributed systems.
  • Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Proven track record of leading and developing complex microservices for cloud infrastructure.
  • Superior collaboration and communication skills to drive alignment across an organization.
  • Graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Culture & Benefits

  • Comprehensive US benefits including 100% premiums coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Unlimited PTO with 12 holidays and 2 floating holidays.
  • Participation in company equity plan.
  • Generous annual stipends: $3,600 for WFH meals, $1,800 for professional enrichment, and $1,200 for lifestyle spending.
  • $1,000 one-time in-home office setup stipend plus internet reimbursement.
  • Supportive environment with focus on team offsites and global collaboration.