Temporal Technologies
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,CloudApplications
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“Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Applications at Temporal Technologies. Skills: Backend systems design, Distributed systems, Data pipelines, Production operations. Lead design of business-critical systems. Own technical design and delivery”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver features faster; Reliable foundation; Customer experience at scale; Reliability and scalability; Measurable outcomes; Steady improvements
Industry & Context.
High-leverage problems; Pragmatic excellence
Occasional travel may be required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep experience designing and delivering production-grade backend systems in cloud environments, Proficiency in at least one systems or backend language (Go preferred), Hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems, Solid experience with data pipelines and storage systems, Experience with production operations, Ability to work effectively across functions, Written and verbal communication
Nice to Have
Kubernetes a plus
What You'll Do.
Lead design of business-critical systems
Own technical design and delivery
Bridge instrumentation and product value
Architect data pipelines for scale
Raise engineering bar
Mentor and multiply impact
Improve developer experience
Improve customer experience
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with engineers, product managers, and solutions architects; Work effectively across functions; Align stakeholders on tradeoffs; Collaborative engineering culture
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Crisp design docs; Explain complex systems
Process & Methodology
Drive cross-functional execution, Translate ambiguous requirements into technical plans
Full Job Description
About Us 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! Summary We're looking for a senior software engineer to join a high-impact team building the systems that power Temporal Cloud's customer experience at scale. Our team owns some of the most critical surface area in the product — Namespaces, Audit Logs, and Export. Namespaces are the core unit of isolation within Temporal Cloud, providing security boundaries, workflow management, unique identifiers, and dedicated gRPC endpoints. Audit Logs and Export give customers reliable access to the operational and compliance data they depend on. In this role, you'll set technical direction and build systems that directly shape how customers provision, operate, and extract value from Temporal Cloud. You'll partner closely with engineers, product managers, and solutions architects to design resilient architectures, drive cross-functional execution, and raise the bar on reliability and scalability for our most critical features. If you thrive on ambiguous, high-leverage problems and take pride in building durable systems that grow with the business, we'd love to meet you. What You’ll Do Lead the Design of Business-Critical Systems: Own end-to-end technical design and deliv
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