Software Engineer, DevProd; Infrastructure Observability

Summary

Staff Software Engineer on the Infrastructure Team with a focus on Observability—both internal and customer-facing. Join a mission‑critical team that drives developer productivity and platform reliability.

• Lead the end‑to‑end Software Development Lifecycle: goals & requirements solicitation, design & review, implementation, operationalization & deployment, support & maintenance.
• Lead feature design, review with stakeholders, iterate to incorporate feedback and drive consensus.
• Clearly document design choices and operational knowledge to successfully deploy and manage the software you develop.
• Provide appropriate test and production readiness coverage for unit, integration, and performance of your feature ownership area.

• Set a high bar for technical excellence and take pride in the software you develop.
• Design and build multi‑component, distributed systems that operate at scale.
• Investigate issues with a methodical approach to identify a root cause.
• Understand performance and reliability implications of design options e related trade‑offs.
• Participate in the team’s on‑call rotation.

• Expert‑level knowledge of architecture and services of assigned domain. Strong command over all aspects of the Temporal ecosystem.
• Investigate and understand ways to best leverage Temporal’s own software to power our mission.
• Deeply understand the needs of Temporal internal developers and external customers, and leverage that knowledge for product development and feature design.

• Lead and mentor fellow team members.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to design of other features.
• Share design principles for building reliable systems at scale.

• User‑first mindset. You're excited by the opportunity to empower others through tooling, and enjoy deeply internalizing user goals and use cases to build effective solutions.
• Motivated by impact. You are driven by a desire to make positive things happen.
• Strong opinions about tools and technology that are equally balanced by a pragmatic drive for impact.
• Ability to work in a self‑directed manner in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to develop horizontally scalable, resilient, and high‑performance distributed systems in a production environment.
• Experience designing, implementing, deploying, and supporting large‑scale, geographically distributed observability and/or high‑throughput data streaming/processing pipelines, or similar.
• Expert in one or more high‑level programming languages, preferably Go.
• Expert‑level Kubernetes skills.
• Expert‑level query development skills, preferably SQL.
• Hands‑on experience with one or more cloud providers, preferably AWS, or GCP.
• Thorough understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and networking.
• Familiarity with best practices regarding monitoring, instrumenting, and configuring infrastructure.

• Estimated pay range: $212,000–$286,200 depending on qualifications and location.
• Eligible to participate in Temporal’s equity plan.
• Compensation may include salary, commission, and benefits across geographic markets. Employment offers consider experience, skill set, market location, and job level.
• Employee benefits and perks listed below apply to full‑time employees.

• 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 and benefits vary by country, issued in partnership with
• Perks for learning & career development, lifestyle spending account, in‑home office setup, professional memberships, work‑from‑home meals, and access to Calm app.

Occasional travel may be required for company events, team off‑sites, and other meaningful moments.

• $3,600 per year for work‑from‑home meals.
• $1,800 per year for professional enrichment.
• $1,200 per year for…