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We have an opening for a Senior Software Engineer on our Developer Productivity Team. The team’s scope includes internal tools development and observability (both internal and customer-facing). This role will span that full scope, with specific focus on internal developer tooling. This is an opportunity to join a mission-critical engineering team that is driving the productivity and reliability of Temporal’s developers andcore platforms, respectively. We are a passionate team of talented developers who truly care about our mission and enjoy working deeply across the entire Temporal ecosystem to be a force multiplier across the organization.
What You'll Do
Build
- Lead the end-to-end Software Development Lifecycle: goals & requirements solicitation, design & review, implementation, operationalization & deployment, support & maintenance.
- Develop internal tools to enable peer developer productivity.
- Clearly document design choices and operational knowledge to successfully deploy and manage the software you develop.
- Help drive AI tooling engagement and enablement through training, guidance, and accountability.
Own
- 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 at scale. Make related tradeoffs.
- Able to participate in the team’s on-call rotation.
Learn
- Drive experimentations in developer productivity through emerging tools and workflows.
- Expert-level knowledge of architecture and services of assigned domain. Strong command over all aspects of the Temporal ecosystem. This role provides a strong opportunity for diverse technical exposure!
- 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.
Collaborate
- Participate in design reviews and contribute to design of other features.
- Share design principles for building reliable systems at scale.
What You'll Bring
- 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.
- Insatiable curiosity and eagerness to share. You genuinely enjoy keeping your finger on the pulse of technology and take pride in being able to share valuable insights that enable your peers.
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Skills & Technologies
- Demonstrated ability to develop horizontally scalable, resilient, and high performance distributed systems in a production environment.
- Expert in one or more high-level programming languages, preferably Go.
- Experience using Kubernetes.
- 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.
Compensation
- The estimated pay range for this role is $160,000 - $220,000, depending on qualifications and location.
- This role is eligible to participate in Temporal's equity plan.
- 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 Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.
- $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
- $1,500 / Year Career Development & Learning
- $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)
- $500 / Year Professional Memberships
- $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
- Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness
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