Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen.

 

Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble.

 

Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud Enablement team, part of Temporal’s Cloud Global Services (CGS) organization.

The Cloud Enablement team focuses on applying and extending the Temporal OSS replication stack to power critical Temporal Cloud capabilities. These include High Availability (HA) namespaces, error detection and automated failover, and migration of workloads and namespaces between self-hosted Temporal clusters and Temporal Cloud, as well as within Temporal Cloud.

As a Senior Engineer, you will work on backend systems that sit at the core of Temporal Cloud’s enterprise offerings. These systems must be correct, reliable, observable, and safe to operate at scale, even in the presence of partial failures, network partitions, and evolving customer workloads. You’ll collaborate closely with other engineers in CGS Replication Foundations, Cloud, Infrastructure, and OSS teams to deliver production-grade features used by customers running mission-critical workflows.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement backend features that apply and extend the Temporal OSS replication stack to new Temporal Cloud capabilities
• Contribute to Temporal Cloud High Availability features, including:
• Namespace replication within and across regions and cloud providers
• Monitoring replication health and lag
• Supporting manual and automated failover workflows
• Build and improve namespace migration systems, including:
• Migration of namespaces and workloads between self-hosted Temporal clusters and Temporal Cloud
• Migration between Temporal Cloud environments or regions
• Tooling that supports safe cutover, validation, and rollback
• Own medium-to-large features end-to-end, from design through production rollout and long-term maintenance
• Write clear design documentation describing system behavior, tradeoffs, and failure modes
• Ensure features are production-ready by delivering:
• Service-level logs, metrics, and tracing
• Alerts, dashboards, and operational runbooks
• Participate in operational ownership, including on-call rotations, incident response, and postmortems
• Collaborate with teammates to continuously improve reliability, operability, and development velocity

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience designing and building distributed backend systems with a focus on reliability and scalability
• Hands-on experience operating production systems, including debugging failures and improving observability
• Experience developing highly concurrent systems
• Demonstrated ability to write concurrent production code, preferably in Go (Java or similar languages also welcome)
• Solid understanding of failure modes, replication, and resiliency patterns in distributed systems
• Ability to independently drive work from problem definition to delivery, while collaborating closely with peers and stakeholders
• A mindset focused on building systems that are safe to operate, easy to reason about, and resilient to change

Nice to Have

• Experience with replication, failover, or disaster recovery systems
• Experience designing or operating migration tooling for distributed systems
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes)

Compensation

• The estimated pay range for this role is $176,000 - $237,600.
• Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.

 

 

• $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