Senior Software Engineer, AI Developer

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!

Join our Builder Tools Team as a Senior Software Engineer. Our mission is to empower a company of builders by delivering a frictionless, standardized ecosystem of core engineering tools. We partner directly with teams across the company to standardize workflows and create a tight feedback loop with product leadership to influence own own product direction.

• Build and maintain internal engineering tooling that improves builder flow and reduces friction across the company.
• Provide guidance, best practices, and automation to support adoption of AI agentic coding tools.
• Develop and operate internally facing agents.
• Implement and improve developer workflows, including guardrails, evaluation approaches, and guidance that enables safe adoption of new tooling.
• Own development and operation of our internal agent platform.
• Partner with teams across Engineering, Product, Sales, and G&A to understand where AI could accelerate their work or improve the quality of outcomes.
• Build measurement and feedback loops (usage, reliability, cost, and cycle time) to quantify impact and guide iteration.
• Own documentation and enablement materials that help builders succeed using the paved roads.
• Participate in on‑call to support internal users.

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience shipping and operating production‑quality internal platforms or developer tooling.
• Experience leveraging modern agentic coding tools such as Codex and Claude Code.
• Experience building workflow automation or internal tools (CLI tools, services, Git Hub automation, cloud automation, or similar).
• Strong judgment about when to standardize versus when to enable flexibility, and how to remove friction without compromising reliability.
• Comfort working cross‑functionally, including partnering with non‑traditional developers and translating needs into usable solutions.
• Ability to use data and qualitative feedback together to prioritize and measure impact.
• Clear written communication, including documentation that enables self‑service.

• Experience building internal agents and operating an agent platform.
• Familiarity with developer productivity measurement frameworks such as SPACE and DORA metrics.

• Base Salary Range - $176,000 - $237,600, depending on qualifications and location
• Equity Options - Eligible for stock options as part of Temporal’s equity plan

Compensation ranges reflect salary and commission compensation (when applicable) across several geographic markets. Employment offers carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, knowledge, expertise, skillset, market location, and job level assessed during the interview process.

Employee benefits and perks below are for full‑time employees, part‑time or temporary positions are excluded.

• 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  Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international…